Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 Aug;47(4):1658-1665. doi: 10.1007/s00266-022-03231-9. Epub 2023 Jan 30.
After the WHO's announcement of the pandemic, the quarantine process started in the country. Suspension of elective surgeries was part of these measures. Having most of its cases as elective operations, plastic and aesthetic surgery became one of the branches most affected by the pandemic process. According to the annual statistical reports of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2020 has been the first year in which a decline was experienced in the number of plastic surgery cases performed since the early 2000s. However, presumably, an increase in demand that occurred in the period after the restrictions was reported as well. In this study, we aim to analyze the role of the pandemic on this increased volume of cosmetic surgeries.
Data about the number of cosmetic operations were collected from a multidisciplinary hospital, centrally located in Istanbul, Turkey. A prospective survey was conducted to question the sources of motivation of the patients who would undergo surgery.
A total of 95 (out of 118) patients fully completed the questionnaires. The number of cosmetic operations in the plastic surgery department of the hospital increased by 49.4% in 2021, compared to 2020, and increased by 29.7% compared to 2019. The number of operations in all disciplines increased by 33.4% in 2021, compared to 2020, and increased by 13.3% compared to 2019. The six most marked motivations were evaluated separately according to the types of surgery. Despite the variation due to the type of the operations, "the desire to look better after the pandemic" was the leading reason for undergoing surgery with 46.3% (n = 44). It was also seen that the most significant motivation was "had cosmetic surgery before" with approximately 44.2% among the patients who had undergone cosmetic surgery.
One of the branches most affected by the outcomes of COVID-19 in many aspects is plastic surgery. The wave of excessive demand following the great decline in the number of operations during the pandemic cannot be evaluated independently from the effects of the pandemic on individuals. Although some of the rules that the pandemic has brought to our lives have begun to lose their validity, social life virtualized and isolated by the 'new normal' will be affecting patients for years. At this point, it is of primary importance for plastic surgeons to understand the needs and concerns of patients in order to adapt to the changing patient demands.
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世界卫生组织宣布大流行后，该国开始进行检疫流程。停 elective 手术是这些措施的一部分。由于其大多数病例都是 elective 手术，因此整形和美容外科成为受大流行过程影响最大的分支之一。根据美国整形外科学会的年度统计报告，2020 年是自 21 世纪初以来首次经历整形手术数量下降的一年。但是，据报道，限制解除后需求也有所增加。在这项研究中，我们旨在分析大流行对这种美容手术数量增加的影响。
从土耳其伊斯坦布尔中心位置的一家多学科医院收集了关于美容手术数量的数据。进行了一项前瞻性调查，以询问将要接受手术的患者的动机来源。
共有 95 名（118 名中的 95 名）患者完整填写了调查问卷。与 2020 年相比，2021 年医院整形外科的美容手术数量增加了 49.4%，与 2019 年相比增加了 29.7%。与 2020 年相比，2021 年所有学科的手术数量增加了 33.4%，与 2019 年相比增加了 13.3%。根据手术类型，分别评估了六个最显著的动机。尽管由于手术类型的不同而有所变化，但“大流行后看起来更好”是进行手术的主要原因，占 46.3%（n=44）。还发现，最主要的动机是“以前做过整容手术”，大约有 44.2%的接受过整容手术的患者属于这种情况。
在许多方面，整形外科学是受 COVID-19 结果影响最大的分支之一。在大流行期间手术数量大幅下降之后，需求出现了过度增长的浪潮，这一浪潮不能与大流行对个人的影响分开评估。尽管大流行给我们生活带来的一些规则已经开始失效，但通过“新常态”虚拟和隔离的社交生活将在未来几年影响患者。在这一点上，了解患者的需求和关注点对于整形医生来说至关重要，以便适应不断变化的患者需求。
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