The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dermatol Surg. 2021 Feb 1;47(2):211-213. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002769.
Despite a growing interest in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in men, the utilization of aesthetic treatments remains comparatively low, suggesting the presence of barriers to care.
To describe barriers to cosmetic intervention for male patients from the perspective of dermatologists.
An anonymous, online survey was distributed through a listserv made available by the American Academy of Dermatology.
Dermatologist respondents perceived a low utilization of cosmetic services in male patients (5%) and a lack of opportunity (72.3%) to provide such services. Respondents also perceived a lack of sufficient education/training (40.9%), experience (20.5%), and a lack of evidence in the field (20.5%) for dermatologists as potential barriers to cosmetic care for male patients. Presence of targeted messaging and in-office educational materials for male patients was found to be associated with increased utilization of cosmetic treatments by male patients (p = .012, p = .012, respectively). Dermatologists reported strong confidence in delivering various noninvasive cosmetic treatments to male patients.
Despite dermatologists' reported confidence in performing cosmetic procedures in men, many perceive insufficient education/training and experience with this population which may create barriers to cosmetic care for male patients. Increasing educational materials and targeted messaging to male patients may decrease barriers for patients to receive desired cosmetic care.
尽管男性对非手术美容程序的兴趣日益浓厚，但美容治疗的利用率仍然相对较低，这表明存在护理障碍。
从皮肤科医生的角度描述男性患者接受美容干预的障碍。
通过美国皮肤病学会提供的一个列表服务，分发了一份匿名的在线调查。
皮肤科医生认为男性患者的美容服务利用率较低（5%），提供此类服务的机会较少（72.3%）。受访者还认为，皮肤科医生缺乏足够的教育/培训（40.9%）、经验（20.5%）和该领域的证据（20.5%），这可能是男性患者接受美容护理的障碍。发现针对男性患者的定向信息传递和办公室内教育材料的存在与男性患者接受美容治疗的利用率增加有关（分别为 p =.012，p =.012）。皮肤科医生报告对向男性患者提供各种非侵入性美容治疗有很强的信心。
尽管皮肤科医生报告对男性进行美容手术有信心，但许多人认为他们对这一人群的教育/培训和经验不足，这可能会对男性患者的美容护理造成障碍。增加针对男性患者的教育材料和定向信息传递可能会降低患者接受所需美容护理的障碍。
