Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)

Korean Psychosomatic Society (한국정신신체의학회)
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Ego-Identity of Women Seeking Double Eyelid Operation

쌍꺼풀성형술을 원하는 여성의 자아주체성

  • Choi, Young (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Mi-Suk (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Moo-Suk (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University)
  • 최영 (전남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 이미숙 (전남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 이무석 (전남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
  • Published : 1994.06.15
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Abstract

Objective : Cosmetic surgery, as a psychosocial intervention, is unique in that its foundation rests solely on the individual motivations, internal or external, of the patient We investigated the ego-identity in women who seek double eyelid operation, to understand one aspect of internal motivation for cosmetic surgery. Methods : Subjects of this study were 47 young women, visited to plastic surgery clinics in Kwangju from June 1993 to October 1993, and 58 women who did not want double eyelid operation were chosen as controls. Each subject's ego-identity was scored using Dignan's ego-identity scale. Results : The total and stability subscale's scores of ego-identity of double eyelid operation group were significantly lower than those of control group. Conclusion : More psychosocial research on the ego-identify of patients seeking double eyelid operation is required to understand the psychological motives for requesting surgery.

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