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I think cosmetic surgery is a waste of money. Agree Disagree Don't know 26 Twenty-eight percent of participant associate a high level of medical risk with cosmetic plastic surgery, 58 percent associate a moderate level, 12 percent associate a low level and 2 percent did not know what level of medical risk. Forty-six percent of participants associate a high level of medical risk with reconstructive plastic surgery, 36 percent associate a moderate level of risk, 16 percent associate a low level of risk and 2 percent of participants did not know what level of medical risk to associate with having reconstructive plastic surgery. The responses to these questions show that most participants associate a high or moderate level of risk with both reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery. Responses to questions 16 through 21 can be viewed in Table 2. The results regarding reluctance in talking to others about having cosmetic surgery were varied and almost the same when considering family and friends, but respondents were somewhat more reluctant to discuss such surgery with people who were not close friends. This suggests that many individuals would be reluctant telling strangers about having cosmetic work done, but not all are reluctant about telling their family and friends. Individuals that are closely to participants may understand the person’s reasoning for having cosmetic work done or be accepting of the participant’s decisions in general. The results reveal that very few individuals are eager about talking to family, friends and others about having cosmetic surgery which suggests that getting cosmetic surgery may not be widely socially accepted. Participants would not want to talk about having cosmetic work eagerly with any individuals they may interact with in their life. 27 Table 2: Responses to Questions 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Don't know Total 16. If I had cosmetic surgery, I would be reluctant to tell people other than family. 12.00% 30.00% 14.00% 34.00% 8.00% 2.00% 100.00% 17. If I had cosmetic surgery, I would be reluctant to tell people other than friends. 6.00% 38.00% 16.00% 32.00% 4.00% 4.00% 100% 18. If I had cosmetic surgery, I would be reluctant to tell people other than family and close friends. 18.00% 42.00% 8.00% 28.00% 2.00% 2.00% 100.00% 19. If I had cosmetic surgery, I would be eager to tell people other than family. 0.00% 8.00% 14.00% 58.00% 18.00% 2.00% 100.00% 20. If I had cosmetic surgery, I would be eager to tell people other than friends. 0.00% 6.00% 18.00% 60.00% 12.00% 4.00% 100.00% 21. If I had cosmetic surgery, I would be eager to tell people other than family and close friends. 0.00% 6.10% 12.20% 36.70% 42.90% 2.00% 100.00% Six percent of participants strongly agree, 8 percent agree, 4 percent neither agree nor disagree, 32 percent disagree and 50 percent strongly disagree about seriously considering plastic surgery if they thought their partner would find them more attractive. This shows that individuals are strongly opposed to changing their appearance or having plastic surgery to please others. When asked if they would consider having cosmetic 28 surgery if their partner though it was a good idea, 4 percent of participants responded strongly agree, 18 percent responded agree, 12 percent responded neither agree nor disagree, 30 percent responded disagree, 32 percent responded strongly disagree and 4 percent responded don’t know. The responses to this question show that over sixty percent of participants would not get cosmetic surgery if their partner thought it was a good idea. When asked if they would support a partner’s decision to get plastic surgery, 26 percent of participants selected strongly agree, 44 percent selected agree, 20 percent selected neither agree nor disagree, 6 percent selected disagree, 2 percent selected strongly disagree and 2 percent selected don’t know. Overall, participants would be supportive of a partner’s decision to get plastic surgery. The breakdown of men’s and women’s consideration of getting specific procedures is in Table 3. Table 3: Surgical Procedure Consideration of each Gender. Total 29 Men Women "What cosmetic procedures would you consider getting?" None 75% 25% 100% Rhinoplasty 0% 100% 100% Breast augmentation 0% 100% 100% Breast reduction 13% 88% 100% Face lift 0% 100% 100% Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) 27% 73% 100% Liposuction 29% 71% 100% Other 25% 75% 100% Total 100% 100% 100% When asked how much influence cosmetic surgery related content in the media has on friends’ attitudes towards towards plastic surgery, 18 percent said high influence, 46 percent said moderate influence, 20 percent said low influence, 14 percent said no influence and 2 percent said didn’t know. This suggests that most participants think that their friends’ attitudes towards plastic surgery are highly and moderately influenced by cosmetic surgery related content in the media. Regarding how often they do talk to others about having cosmetic work done, 2 percent of participants said very often, 10 percent said often, 36 percent said sometimes and 52 percent said never. This distribution shows that may individuals would not talk to others about having cosmetic work done, but does not reveal if they think about it. When asked about their future
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