Study measures body image, personality traits, and quality of life in injectables patients
A study investigating body image, personality traits and quality of life has been published in the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal in a bid to understand whether injectables patients display a higher tendency toward dysmorphic behavior patterns or other abnormal personality traits.
The article entitled "Body Image, Personality Traits, and Quality of Life in Botulinum Toxin A and Dermal Filler Patients" enrolled 145 women who presented for botulinum toxin and/or soft tissue filler injections to complete demographic and standardised psychometric questionnaires, such as the World-Health-Organization Quality of Life-Short Form, Big Five Inventory-10, Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire before treatment.
Patients undergoing injectable aesthetic treatments in an urban dermatology practice were women, middle-aged, highly educated, and mostly employed. Furthermore, participants showed higher quality of life, especially health-related quality of life, and a lower body mass index than controls. Concerning personality traits, our participants scored significantly higher on extraversion, agreeableness, openness to experience, and neuroticism.
