Table 3.
Motivation level of the participants who underwent facial, body contouring and rhinoplasty surgery for “bothered by their appearance in the mirror” was statistically significantly lower during the pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period (Facial → p = 0.003, body contouring → p = 0.018 and rhinoplasty → p = 0.020)
| Motivation factors | Time | Cosmetic surgery type | K-Wχ2 | p value | dif.** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facial (n = 38) |
Breast (n = 30) |
Body contouring (n = 17) |
Rhinoplasty (n = 10) |
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| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||||
| Bothered by their appearance in mirror | Before pandemic Pandemic |
3.03 ± 2.27 1.63 ± 1.48 |
2.77 ± 2.22 2.53 ± 2.18 |
4.29 ± 2.05 2.18 ± 2.19 |
3.80 ± 2.49 1.00 ± 0.00 |
5.197 6.808 |
0.158 0.078 |
|
|
Z p value |
− 2.940 0.003* |
− 0.582 0.561 |
− 2.363 0.018* |
− 2.333 0.020* |
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| Complaining about body shape | Before pandemic Pandemic |
1.47 ± 1.31 1.47 ± 1.33 |
1.47 ± 1.33 1.57 ± 1.50 |
3.88 ± 2.21 2.35 ± 2.03 |
2.00 ± 2.11 1.70 ± 1.64 |
24.820 4.472 | < 0.001* 0.215 | 3>1,2,4 |
|
Z p value |
− 0.412 0.680 |
− 0.271 0.786 |
− 2.061 0.039* |
− 1.000 0.317 |
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| Social media effect | Before pandemic Pandemic |
1.68 ± 1.53 1.47 ± 1.29 |
1.50 ± 1.17 1.23 ± 0.63 |
1.00 ± 0.00 1.06 ± 0.24 |
2.60 ± 2.17 2.30 ± 2.16 |
7.539 3.780 |
0.057 0.286 |
|
|
Z p value |
− 1.134 0.257 |
− 1.342 0.180 |
− 1.000 0.317 |
− 0.272 0.785 |
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| Comments of acquaintances | Before pandemic Pandemic |
1.47 ± 1.13 1.74 ± 1.54 |
1.60 ± 1.45 1.57 ± 1.17 |
1.53 ± 1.33 1.65 ± 1.22 |
2.30 ± 2.16 1.50 ± 1.58 |
1.508 0.719 |
0.681 0.869 |
|
|
Z p value |
− 1.134 0.257 |
− 0.089 0.929 |
− 0.514 0.607 |
− 0.756 0.450 |
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| Bothered by their appearance during video meetings | All | 2.32 ± 1.88 | 1.37 ± 1.16 | 1.29 ± 1.21 | 1.90 ± 1.91 | 9.400 | 0.024* | 1>2,3 |
| Felt more confident while wearing masks | All | 2.79 ± 2.12 | 1.70 ± 1.56 | 1.53 ± 1.51 | 4.10 ± 2.33 | 15.084 | 0.002* | 4>2,3 |
| Desire to look better after pandemic | All | 3.79 ± 2.22 | 2.83 ± 2.34 | 3.18 ± 2.40 | 3.50 ± 2.46 | 2.457 | 0.483 | |
| Had cosmetic surgery before (n=52) | All | 3.50 ± 2.26 | 3.94 ± 2.41 | 3.00 ± 2.26 | 3.50 ± 0.71 | 1.400 | 0.706 | |
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Inspired by other's cosmetic surgeries |
All | 1.74 ± 1.37 | 1.77 ± 1.61 | 2.12 ± 1.97 | 1.90 ± 1.91 | 0.380 | 0.944 | |
| Desire to be admired by others | All | 1.39 ± 1.24 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 1.90 ± 1.91 | 7.452 | 0.059 | |
Italics show data analyzed by using SPSS
Bolditalics show statistically significant values (p < 0.05)