Evaluation of the level of knowledge, source of information, application story and satisfaction about dermocosmetic procedures in Turkish society through a web-based questionnaire

Authors : Dursun TÜRKMEN, Hacer VURAL KARATOPRAK, Nihal ALTUNIŞIK, Rafet ÖZBEY

Pages : 291-296

Doi:10.21673/anadoluklin.1241666

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Publication Date : 2023-09-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: There have been very important advances in the field of dermato-cosmetology in recent years. Due to the advances in cosmetology, the emergence of new products, the emergence of new laser devices, the interest of patients in cosmetological applications has increased. We aim to investigate the knowledge and experience of our society about cosmetic procedures, the frequency of the procedures, and the satisfaction rates. Methods: Sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, occupation, and monthly income of all individuals participating in the survey were recorded. The first dimension of the questionnaire includes demographic characteristics, and the second dimension includes questions about procedures. Results: The most common dermo-cosmetic application known to the participants was laser epilation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(56.3%);. The most common sources of information are social media and the internet. While 57.5% of the participants stated that they did not have any cosmetic application, the most frequently applied cosmetic procedure was laser epilation with 27.7%. 40.7% of the participants had cosmetic applications to look young and beautiful. Participants had the procedure performed most frequently at the beauty center with 51.6%. Conclusion: According to the results of our survey, a significant part of our society obtains information about dermocosmetic applications from social media and internet. It has been determined that cosmetic applications are still made intensively by people who are not physicians. The society needs to be properly informed about this issue.
Keywords : Hasta memnuniyeti, kozmetik, kozmetik uygulama