Breast Augmentation: Principles and Practice 
Strana 940
VOJNOSANITETSKI PREGLED
Vojnosanit Pregl 2013; 70(10): 940–946.
UDC: 159.9:616]:618.19-089.844
DOI: 10.2298/VSP1310940N
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Psychosocial characteristics and motivational factors in woman seeking cosmetic breast augmentation surgery
Psihosocijalne karakteristike i motivacioni faktori kod žena koje žele estetsko uveüanje grudi
Jelena Nikoliü*, Zlata Janjiü*, Marija Marinkoviü*, Jelica Petroviü†,
Teodora Božiü‡
*Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ‡Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive
Care, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; †Department of Psychology,
Faculty of Phylosophy, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract
Apstrakt
Background/Aim. There are various opinions regarding the factors motivating women to undergo breast augmentation.
The aim of this study was to estimate motivation for augmentation mammaplasty (AM), self-esteem and body image perception in breast augmentation patients. Methods. This prospective study involved AM patients operated in the Clinical
Center of Vojvodina during a 3-year period. A total of 45 patients responded to our package of questionnaires designed to assess motivation for surgery, self-esteem level and body image perception. Those patients were compared to the control group of women who did not want to change their breast size, and who were similar in their age, social status and education level. Our package of questionnaires included a general questionnaire, Photographic Figure Rating Scale (PFRS) and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. Results. Differences in marital status, educational level, habitation and employment status were statistically insignificant, but there was a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) in the operated women. Considering motives for surgery, a few factors were distinguished: desire to feel more feminine (82.2%), confident (75.5%) and attractive (73.3%), to feel less shy with men (64.4%), to improve their sex
VOJNOSANITETSKI PREGLED
Vojnosanit Pregl 2013; 70(10): 940–946.
UDC: 159.9:616]:618.19-089.844
DOI: 10.2298/VSP1310940N
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Psychosocial characteristics and motivational factors in woman seeking cosmetic breast augmentation surgery
Psihosocijalne karakteristike i motivacioni faktori kod žena koje žele estetsko uveüanje grudi
Jelena Nikoliü*, Zlata Janjiü*, Marija Marinkoviü*, Jelica Petroviü†,
Teodora Božiü‡
*Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ‡Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive
Care, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; †Department of Psychology,
Faculty of Phylosophy, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract
Apstrakt
Background/Aim. There are various opinions regarding the factors motivating women to undergo breast augmentation.
The aim of this study was to estimate motivation for augmentation mammaplasty (AM), self-esteem and body image perception in breast augmentation patients. Methods. This prospective study involved AM patients operated in the Clinical
Center of Vojvodina during a 3-year period. A total of 45 patients responded to our package of questionnaires designed to assess motivation for surgery, self-esteem level and body image perception. Those patients were compared to the control group of women who did not want to change their breast size, and who were similar in their age, social status and education level. Our package of questionnaires included a general questionnaire, Photographic Figure Rating Scale (PFRS) and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. Results. Differences in marital status, educational level, habitation and employment status were statistically insignificant, but there was a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) in the operated women. Considering motives for surgery, a few factors were distinguished: desire to feel more feminine (82.2%), confident (75.5%) and attractive (73.3%), to feel less shy with men (64.4%), to improve their sex