The human beings' interest in beauty and improvement of their appearance might compel them to seek for cosmetic surgery. This study aimed to compare body image, selfesteem, and psychological problems between the applicants and non-applicants of cosmetic surgery in Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 200 participants were selected for this study (including 100 applicants and 100 non-applicants of cosmetic surgery) via purposive sampling method. The questionnaires of body image, self-esteem, and psychological problems were used for data collection. Results: The mean score of body image among non-applicants was higher than applicants of cosmetic surgery, but this difference was not statistically significant. In addition, there were no significant differences between the two groups regarding their self-esteem and psychological problems. Conclusion: Cosmetic surgery is not necessarily associated with body image, self-esteem and psychological problems.

Objective: This study aimed to compare attitudes toward cosmetic procedures in the participants and their relatives who were non-applicants for cosmetic procedures. Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 100 applicants and 100 non-applicants of cosmetic surgery. An attitude towards cosmetic surgery checklist was used. Descriptive tests, Mann-Whitney U, Chi-square and multivariate logistic regression model by goodness-of-fit were used. Results: The mean (SD) of the general attitude towards cosmetic surgery among applicants was 64.93 (14.84) and among non-applicants was 63.08 (11.66). Applicants’ attitude was non-significantly more positive towards cosmetic surgery compared to the non-applicants (P= 0.26). Employed people had less tendency for cosmetic surgery compared with the students (p<0.001). High-income people were more eager to undergo cosmetic surgeries in comparison with lower-income people (p<0.001). Discussion: some factors are significantly related to the attitude toward cosmetic surgery. Conclusion: The results of this study point out the need for education and psychological intervention affecting attitude toward cosmetic surgery.