{"id":644,"date":"2010-08-11T01:28:08","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T01:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevenringlermd.com\/?p=644"},"modified":"2024-01-25T15:32:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:32:33","slug":"reality-tv-affects-attitudes-about-cosmetic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenringlermd.com\/blog\/reality-tv-affects-attitudes-about-cosmetic-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Reality TV Affects Attitudes About Cosmetic Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Rutgers University, professors of psychology found correlations between interest in aesthetic surgery<\/a>\u00a0and viewing of \u201csurgical makeover\u201d reality TV shows. According to results of their research, people who watch these reality shows are more likely to be interested in changing their appearance through plastic surgery.<\/p>\n

In one study, the authors surveyed 170 participants and found that those who favored reality television shows about cosmetic surgery were more likely to show interest in pursuing their own procedure. In a second study, 189 participants were split into two groups, with one viewing a television program about a surgical makeover, while the other half was exposed to a neutral message. Participants viewing the surgical makeover program indicated greater interest in cosmetic surgery than the participants exposed to the neutral message.<\/p>\n

Several networks have introduced programs with a significant focus on cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery has been shown on programs such as Real Housewives of Orange County<\/em> or Extreme Makeover<\/em>, The Doctors<\/em> or The Biggest Loser<\/em>. But are these programs necessarily giving us a realistic picture of cosmetic surgery or the medical field in general? If viewers are as impressionable as the study indicates, there\u2019s surely a need to present a more<\/em> realistic and less<\/em> sensational documentation of cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n

Read an abstract or purchase access to the study mentioned here, \u201cA correlational and experimental examination of reality television viewing and interest in cosmetic surgery\u201d on PubMed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At Rutgers University, professors of psychology found correlations between interest in aesthetic surgery\u00a0and viewing of \u201csurgical makeover\u201d reality TV shows. According to results of their research, people who watch these reality shows are more likely to be interested in changing their appearance through plastic surgery. 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