State University of New York-Fredonia, Fredonia, New York 14063, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2010 Jun;20(6):755-67. doi: 10.1177/1049732310362984. Epub 2010 Mar 5.
Cosmetic surgery can be conceptualized as part of a spectrum of contemporary body projects whereby the individual uses body work to achieve some social and personal goal. In this article I examine individual motivations for undergoing cosmetic surgery as well as assessments of the outcomes of those surgeries. Drawing on in-depth interviews, I explore how cosmetic surgery patients understand and ascribe meaning to their own experiences and discover how the respondents evaluate their surgeries in both personal and social contexts. I found that motivations for undergoing surgery are often articulated in both physical and psychosocial terms, with the expectation that physical alterations will facilitate social or emotional changes. Additionally, outcomes are assessed in a similar fashion, with interviewees expressing not only their evaluations of the aesthetic changes to their bodies, but also how these changes made them feel about themselves and their relationships with others.
整容手术可以被视为当代身体项目的一部分，个人通过身体工作来实现一些社会和个人目标。在本文中，我研究了人们接受整容手术的个人动机，以及对这些手术结果的评估。通过深入访谈，我探讨了整容手术患者如何理解和赋予自己的经验意义，并发现受访者如何在个人和社会背景下评估他们的手术。我发现，接受手术的动机往往是从身体和心理社会两个方面来表达的，期望身体的改变将促进社会或情感的变化。此外，结果也是以类似的方式进行评估的，受访者不仅表达了他们对身体外观变化的评价，还表达了这些变化对他们自己以及与他人关系的感受。
