Attitude and Perception Toward Taking Selfies and Using Filters and Their Relationship With Blepharoplasty.

BACKGROUND: Due to the general increase in the use of social media, the increasing popularity of taking selfies and using filters, we found it essential to examine the effect of these behaviors on the perception and attitude toward blepharoplasty. AIM: This article was conducted to assess participants' attitudes and perceptions toward taking selfies and using filters and their relation to blepharoplasty. METHODS: This study was an observational cross-sectional study undertaken in Saudi Arabia. The study targeted all adults in Saudi Arabia. The study subjects are adults living in Saudi Arabia who consented to participate in the study and have filled out the questionnaire fully between January and April 2022 while meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A convenient sampling technique was used for data collection. The Chi-square test was used to test for association. RESULTS: A total of 466 participants were included in the study. (94.6%) of the participants reported taking selfies, with varying frequencies, with Snapchat being the most commonly used application (82.5%). Moreover, 87.05% of the participants reported using filters, and 96.08% of those who use filters used them from Snapchat. 45.5% of the participants reported comparing their eyelids with others' when seeing their selfies, 50.6% reported thinking that taking a selfie has a role in making a decision to undergo blepharoplasty, and 47.6% reported thinking that using filters has a role in making a decision to undergo blepharoplasty.  Conclusion: This study reflected a notably high rate of taking selfies and using photo filters. The participants' assessment toward the impact of taking selfies and using filters on the decision to undergo blepharoplasty was observed to be moderate. Females were observed to have significantly higher rates of thinking that taking pictures and using filters influence the decision to undergo blepharoplasty compared to males.

Local Community View of Aesthetic Surgery: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background Aesthetic surgery has increased in popularity, reflecting the increased consumer demand. However, the variation in patients' ethnic and cultural beliefs has led to many challenges. Therefore, those who manage aesthetics should always listen and recognize the variability of cultural identities, desires, attitudes, anxieties, and uncertainties of the patient. Emerging from a diversity of cultures and its transforming trends, the scope of cosmetic surgery and its practice reflect not only the individual's personality but also the culture as a whole. When counseling an individual, one has to recognize that even in groups of seemingly identical social or cultural standards, there are subtle differences in attitude. Aim To assess the perception of the local community about aesthetic procedures and to determine the possible factors influencing their level of acceptance through a randomized cross-sectional survey. Methodology A community-based, qualitative, cross-sectional study was performed through an anonymous questionnaire that was randomly distributed among the local population. Questions with regard to the sociodemographic data were implemented, as well as the core questions, to assess the perceptions that are based on the modified Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (ACSS). Results A total of 857 participants responded to the study questionnaire. Their age ranged from 18 to more than 55 years, with a mean of 23.1 ± 12.9 years. Out of the total number, 630 (73.5%) were females while the remaining 227 (26.5%) were males. More than half of them were single (53.4%), and the remaining were married. Regarding perception, the highest score in percentage was for the interpersonal subscale (18.7 ± 7.9; 53.4%), followed by the consider subscale (18.2 7.2; 52%) and the social subscale (15.5 ± 7.9; 44.3%). The overall mean score was (52.4 ± 21.1; 49.9%). As for the procedure, the most intended was rhinoplasty (41.1%), followed by liposuction (32.9%), abdominoplasty (31.1%), face-lift (24.4%), reconstructive surgeries (24.4%), and lips filler (20.8%) while the least intended was gluteal flat grafting (8.7%). Conclusions Female patients are more eager to undergo cosmetic and aesthetic surgery compared to their male counterparts. Age did not have a major impact as a motive to look for cosmetic surgery.