Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Mar;125(3):1018-23. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181cb672e.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether plastic surgeons would perform elective cosmetic surgery on spouses or other family members and how many have done so, the type of procedures, the circumstances under which the surgery took place, and the results.
Participants were 465 members of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, representing 30.7 percent of the overall sample pool of 1513 members recruited through anonymous, voluntary participation in an online survey. Approximately half (51.8 percent) were 51 to 65 years old, most were men (91.2 percent), and most were from large urban areas; respondents had been in practice for 1 to 40 years.
The plastic surgeons who returned the survey were comfortable performing elective cosmetic procedures on family members, the majority having already done so. Eighty-eight percent reported they would operate on a spouse or other family member, and 83.9 percent reported they already had. The main motivation (67 percent) was their belief that they were the best surgeon for the procedure. The most commonly listed operations were rhinoplasty, abdominoplasty, eyelidplasty, face lift, breast augmentation, and liposuction. Patients included spouses, children, parents, cousins, and in-laws, ranging from teenaged males to women in their 70s. The overwhelming majority (94.2 percent) reported no complications, and 99.5 percent believed the patients were satisfied with their outcome.
Survey participants are comfortable with the idea of performing elective cosmetic procedures on family members. Regardless of the invasiveness of the procedure or their relationship with the patient, respondents reported no complications and a high level of patient satisfaction anomalous for any patient-surgeon sample, suggesting that surgeons who operate on family members hold confident opinions of their surgical skills and results.
本研究旨在探讨整形医生是否会为配偶或其他家庭成员进行择期美容手术，有多少医生这样做过，手术类型，手术发生的情况以及结果。
参与者为美国美容整形外科学会的 465 名成员，代表通过匿名自愿参与在线调查招募的 1513 名成员总体样本池的 30.7％。大约一半（51.8％）为 51 至 65 岁，大多数为男性（91.2％），大多数来自大城市；受访者的从业时间为 1 至 40 年。
返回调查的整形外科医生对为家庭成员进行择期美容手术感到满意，大多数医生已经这样做了。88％的医生表示他们会为配偶或其他家庭成员进行手术，而 83.9％的医生已经这样做了。主要动机（67％）是他们认为自己是该手术的最佳医生。最常列出的手术是鼻整形术，腹部整形术，眼睑整形术，面部提升术，乳房增大术和抽脂术。患者包括配偶，子女，父母，表亲，姻亲和十几岁的男性到 70 多岁的女性。绝大多数（94.2％）报告没有并发症，99.5％的医生认为患者对手术结果满意。
调查参与者对为家庭成员进行择期美容手术的想法感到满意。无论手术的侵入性如何，或者与患者的关系如何，受访者都报告没有并发症，并且患者的满意度很高，这对于任何医患样本都是异常的，这表明为家庭成员做手术的医生对自己的手术技能和结果充满信心。
