Conocimientos, percepciones y expectativas de los estudiantes de odontología sobre la bichectomía como procedimiento estético

Abstract

Introduction: The present research deals with the phenomenon of the rise of bichectomy within the minimally invasive aesthetic procedures that we can find, one of the most common in which the part corresponding to the Bichat fat pad is extracted for aesthetic and functional purposes. Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, perceptions and expectations that dental students at the Santo Tomás University have about bichectomy as an aesthetic procedure. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study with a sample of 186 dental students from the sixth to tenth semester of the Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga section, Floridablanca campus. Data collection through the survey “Knowledge, perceptions and expectations of dental students about Bichectomy as an aesthetic procedure.” Univariate analysis and descriptive statistics of knowledge, perceptions and expectations were performed. Results:The participants had a median age of 22 years, the majority of the students are male, belong to stratum 4 and are in the eighth semester. From the knowledge questions section, 72 people answered 4 correct answers and only 3 answered one correct answer. In the perceptions section, only 11 students have undergone the procedure, 94.30% have not undergone it and 76.20% would not undergo it. In the expectation section of the students who have undergone the procedure, 68.40% consider that the result was acceptable and 70% mention that pain is a post-surgical complication of the procedure. Conclusions: Regarding knowledge about bichectomy as cosmetic surgery, its risks and recommendations, there were correct answers regarding what it is, where it is located, what nerves it can affect and what specialty deals with it.