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F C Macgregor

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PubMed1990

Facial disfigurement: problems and management of social interaction and implications for mental health.

The concern of this article is with the impact of facial disfigurement on social interaction during brief encounters, the ramifications of which have the potential for psychological and social destruction. Largely ignored by those interested in the social and psychological problems and rehabilitation of the functionally impaired, such as the blind, the deaf, the amputee, the intent here is to point up the major problems associated with facial disfigurement and to explore some of the ways of dealing with them. The data on which this article is based were collected over many years and are no longer new, but this attempt to synthesize them for a particular purpose is.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1984

Cosmetic surgery: a sociological analysis of litigation and a surgical specialty.

One of the medical specialties most vulnerable and suit-prone is cosmetic plastic surgery. Societal factors playing a role in this include the growing emphasis on personal gratification and youth and the tendency to insist on redress if things go wrong. Furthermore, studies of the conflicts between doctors and patients show that many difficulties have their roots in the quality of interaction between doctor and patient and in the attitudes and behavior of the surgeon in the course of the relationship, both pre- and postoperatively. Other factors affecting the vulnerability of plastic surgeons include their ability to conduct an effective patient interview with attention paid to non-verbal cues and the image of plastic surgery projected through advertisements, publications, and the media.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

The place of the patient in society.

Although the need for plastic surgery in individuals with disfigured faces or congenital abnormalities is widely recognized, the equally strong need by those with aesthetic defects for such surgery has historically been less widely accepted. Yet such individuals may suffer irreparable psychological damage as a result of their visible difference from others in their culture. A society's valuations of an individual's features can strongly affect behavior and attitudes, and should be considered as a valid justification for aesthetic plastic surgery.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

Patient dissatisfaction with results of technically satisfactory surgery.

In many instances, successful cosmetic surgery may be followed by dissatisfaction by the patient. This results from many factors, broadly classified into three categories: those attributable to the patient; those attributable to the surgeon; and those resulting from interaction between the surgeon and the patient. Careful preoperative evaluation and detailed explanations of sequelae and expected results can help avoid some of these problems.

Adult↗