(In)satisfação corporal em mulheres submetidas à cirurgia plástica

Abstract

Plastic surgery has become a common practice, especially among women worldwide. Brazil ranks second in the world ranking of plastic surgery, and the United States the first place. The body image is a major research topic related to the surgical procedure in conducting research to assess the motivation of these individuals to opt for this procedure. Thus, the present study aimed to assess satisfaction with the body in women undergoing plastic surgery. In addition, we sought to verify how they feel about the physical appearance and achievement motivation of Plastic Surgery. Therefore, this thesis is structured in two studies : first , it is a quantitative, comparative and correlational, with characteristic cross. In this , we employed three instruments: the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination ( BDDE), the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnnaire- 3 ( SATAQ - 3 ), the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) .In the second study, focused on a qualitative approach, a semistructured interview was conducted to analyze the speeches of volunteers about their bodies and Plastic Surgery. It was found that, regardless of the number of plastic surgeries performed, the levels of body satisfaction, media influence and concern with the shape or body parts showed no statistically significant differences for these women. When analyzing the content of the interviews, it was found that body dissatisfaction or operated region was the main reason for the procedure. Furthermore, it was found that these women are not fully satisfied with their physical appearance, being able to perform other procedures in future moments. Thus, it was concluded that the Plastic Surgery was not able to resolve the dissatisfaction body of volunteers. Moreover, the number of plastic surgery did not affect the level of body satisfaction.