Melfa Fabrizio, Bovani Bruno, Cirillo Pierfrancesco, Tretti Clementoni Matteo, Gennai Alessandro
Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2020 Aug 13;2(4):ojaa037. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojaa037. eCollection 2020 Dec.
As a consequence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency, Italian physicians working in the field of aesthetic medicine and surgery considered appropriate to stop their activity in order to preserve patients' safety. This drastic measure obviously had an important impact on the medical aesthetic market causing growing concerns. To catch the current attitudes of the Italian consumers toward the aesthetic medicine and surgery, a medical advisory board devised an online survey; 216 clinicians finally participated in this survey and sent the online link through e-mail. A total of 8080/8640 (93.5%) questionnaires were returned, while 70 were removed. Approximately 49.0% ( = 3944) did not feel influenced in their desire for aesthetic treatments in spite of the pandemic emergency. Being influenced was not correlated with the uneven situation experienced on the Italian territory ( = -0.30, = 0.196); 45.4% ( = 3636) declared to be ready for rescheduling their visit, and 60.5% ( = 4844) declared that they want to allocate the same amount of resources as before. The most missed aesthetic treatment was the face (71.1% [ = 5696]). Approximately 47.0% ( = 3759) and 46.0% ( = 3679) will come back to their physician without any request or with the need for an explanation about the security protocols, respectively. Approximately 40% ( = 3314) declared that their physical appearance affects their mood fairly, 27.0% ( = 2168) strongly or very strongly, and 71.3% ( = 5708) declared physical and/or psychological decline. Looked at together, the results give us some optimistic predictions, and, therefore, the authors are confident that their patients will come back to their clinics without any particular issues. However, ensuring patient safety must be our paramount task.
由于2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情，从事美容医学和外科领域工作的意大利医生认为有必要停止他们的业务，以保障患者安全。这一严厉措施显然对医学美容市场产生了重大影响，引发了越来越多的担忧。为了解意大利消费者目前对美容医学和外科的态度，一个医学咨询委员会设计了一项在线调查；最终有216名临床医生参与了这项调查，并通过电子邮件发送了在线链接。总共8080/8640（93.5%）份问卷被返回，同时剔除了70份。尽管处于疫情紧急状态，但约49.0%（=3944）的人对美容治疗的渴望并未受到影响。是否受到影响与意大利境内经历的不均衡情况无关（=-0.30，=0.196）；45.4%（=3636）的人表示准备好重新安排就诊时间，60.5%（=4844）的人表示希望分配与之前相同数量的资源。最想念的美容治疗是面部（71.1%[=5696]）。约47.0%（=3759）和46.0%（=3679）的人将分别在没有任何要求或需要了解安全协议解释的情况下回到他们的医生那里。约40%（=3314）的人表示他们的外貌对情绪有一定影响，27.0%（=2168）的人表示影响强烈或非常强烈，71.3%（=5708）的人表示身体和/或心理状态下降。综合来看，这些结果给了我们一些乐观的预测，因此，作者相信他们的患者将毫无特殊问题地回到诊所。然而，确保患者安全必须是我们的首要任务。
