1988 — Roger Kohn, Textbook of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lea & Febiger (1988), →ISBN, page 189:
Surgery should be avoided when the deformity is minimal, particularly in patients with a "surgiholic" tendency.
1996 — Madeline Drexler, "Cosmetic surgery won't please everyone", The Chattanooga Times, 9 May 1996:
Some are patients Sevinor dubs "surgiholics," who "start at the top, work their way down, and repeat everything. No matter how many procedures they have, it's not enough."
2004 — Joseph A. Mauriello, Techniques of Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery: A Case Study Approach, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2004), →ISBN, page 26:
The "surgiholic" patient who has had multiple previous surgery procedures.
Potential problematic patients are those with unrealistic expectations, excessive demands, indecisive or immature personalities, secretive or "surgiholic" patients, […]