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KMID : 0607519940020010080
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
1994 Volume.2 No. 1 p.80 ~ p.87
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Ego-Identity of Women Seeking Double Eyelid Operation
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Choi Young
Lee Mi-Suk
Lee Moo-Suk
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Abstract
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Objective: Cosmetic surgery, as a psychosocial intervention, is unique in that its foundation rests solely on the individual motivations, internal or external, of the patient We investigated the ego-identity in women who seek double eyelid operation, to understand one aspect of internal motivation for cosmetic surgery.
Methods: Subjects of this study were 47 young women, visited to plastic surgery clinics in Kwangju from June 1993 to October 1993, and 58 women who did not want double eyelid operation were chosen as controls. Each subject’s ego-identity was scored using Dignan’s ego-identity scale.
Results: The total and stability subscale’s scores of ego-identity of double eyelid operation group were significantly lower than those of control group.
Conclusion: More psychosocial research on the ego-identify of patients seeking double eyelid operation is required to understand the psychological motives for requesting surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Double eyelid operation, Ego-identity
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