Personality and Psychological Aspects of Cosmetic Surgery

Golshani, Sanobar; Mani, Arash; Toubaei, Shahin; Farnia, Vahid; Sepehry, Amir Ali; Alikhani, Mostafa

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“…This may attribute, because our participants were from urban area, not rural areas, had higher socioeconomic status, and individuals already had a psychological disorder were excluded. Similar to our findings, Golshani et al applied SCL‐90‐R scale to cosmetic surgery patients (rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, face/jaw implant, mammoplasty, and liposuction) and found that GSI, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, and anxiety scores of patients were statistically significantly higher than the control group. Nikolic et al designed a prospective study including a total of 45 augmentation mammaplasty patients and used “The Rosenberg's Self‐Esteem Scale” and they found self‐esteem scores of patients were lower than in the control group .…”

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“…These studies reveal that aesthetic surgery may be sought by persons suffering from BDD or a higher level of psychopathology . Golshani et al showed that half of those patients seeking cosmetic surgery were at some degree of risk for some psychiatric disorders and the prevalence rate of psychiatric problems based on scores for Symptom Check List‐Revised (SCL‐90‐R) was about 51% . Another systematic review investigating cosmetic plastic surgery patients demonstrated that narcissistic and histrionic personality disorder, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and self‐destructive behaviors were higher than the controls .…”

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“…[6][7][8] Golshani et al showed that half of those patients seeking cosmetic surgery were at some degree of risk for some psychiatric disorders and the prevalence rate of psychiatric problems based on scores for Symptom Check List-Revised (SCL-90-R) was about 51%. 9 Another systematic review investigating cosmetic plastic surgery patients demonstrated that narcissistic and histrionic personality disorder, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and self-destructive behaviors were higher than the controls. 10 Yet, studies with regard to other psychopathological disorders incidence, in particularly dermatologic cosmetic settings, are not adequate, and they are mostly investigated in cosmetic surgery candidates.…”

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“…13 Patients seeking any cosmetic intervention are likely to ecompensate by having a cosmetic application when there is any problem on these domains. A study conducted Sobanko et al showed that almost one-third of patients had a major life event within the past year and also almost half reported a history of mental health treatment (9). By treating these patients who have psychological symptoms may put the physician at risk by affecting negatively the patients' perceptions.…”

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Psychopathology among individuals seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures

Özkur

Altunay

Aydın

2019

J of Cosmetic Dermatology

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Objectives In recent years, so many people want to alter their physical appearance with the purpose of raising their social and psychological well‐being and the demand for minimally invasive cosmetic procedures (MICPs) has continued to rise. Our study aims to investigate the psychological profile of people seeking cosmetic procedures. Study Design The present observational cross‐sectional study was conducted with a sample of 54 participants seeking cosmetic procedures (botulinum toxin injections, soft tissue filler injection, mesotherapy, platelet‐rich plasma, and dermaroller treatments). Those patients were compared to the control group, who did not have any kind of cosmetic procedure (including cosmetic surgery) before and who did not want to have any of these procedures. Methods The research volunteers were invited to complete the demographic questionnaire (e.g., age, gender and history of procedures) as well as psychological scales. Psychological scales includes the validated and reliable The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Automatic Thoughts Scale (ATS), and Social Adaptation Self‐Evaluation Scale (SASS). Results Users of MICP were mostly female (n = 46, 85%) and had some high school education or higher and showed higher scores on General Severity Index (P = .013), anxiety (P = .018), depression (P = .004), interpersonal sensitivity (P = .008) of BSI and also higher on ATS (P = .022) and lower on SASS (P = .001) scores that mean less social adaptation. There was a statistically positive correlation between age and GSI, anxiety, depression, interpersonal sensitivity, somatization scores of BSI, and negative correlations between SASS scores and age and number of past procedures. Conclusion Our study findings highlight the importance of understanding individuals’ psychological symptoms who are seeking cosmetic procedures.

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Psychopathology among individuals seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures

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Aydın

2019

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“…In line with this, a study in Iran highlighted that cosmetic surgeries are associated with increased self-esteem. [32] On the same line, a study in the United States demonstrated significant improvements in patients' self-esteem following weight loss. [33]…”

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Effect of Liposuction on Overweight/Obese Patients’ Eating Concerns, Body Shape Concerns, and Self-esteem

Souilm¹,

Shokre²

2018

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Obesity is a growing public health problem in Egypt, with many physical and psychological deleterious effects. Liposuction could have a positive effect on patients' psychology. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of liposuction on overweight/obese patients' eating concerns, body shape concerns, and self-esteem. This quasi-experimental one-group study was conducted in Bedayat private Hospital in Cairo on 70 adult patients undergoing liposuction. A self-administered questionnaire with three validated scales for eating concerns, body shape concerns, and self-esteem was utilized in data collection before and after liposuction. The fieldwork lasted from April to July 2018. The results showed that 84.3% of the patients were, with age range 23 to 58 years. There were significant decreases in the percentages of patients having dyslipidemia, from 25.7% before the liposuction to 5.7% after the liposuction (p=0.001). The scores of eating showed improvements (p<0.001), and the frequency of unhealthy eating practices decreased (p<0.001). The mean score of body shape concerns decreased from 5.1 before liposuction to 2.1 after liposuction (p<0.001), whereas the mean sores of self-esteem domains increased (p<0.001). In multivariate analysis, liposuction was the only significant independent negative predictor of the eating concern and body shape concern scores, and a significant positive predictor of the self-esteem score. In conclusion, liposuction is a safe procedure that leads to significant improvements in the patients' eating concerns, body shape concerns, and self-esteem. The procedure is recommended for those suffering from such concerns and/or having low self-esteem. Further research is proposed to examine the long-term effects of liposuction on these parameters.

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Psychological Management of the Unhappy Post-blepharoplasty Patient

Goldberg¹,

Goldberg-Boltz

2020

Avoiding and Managing Complications in Cosmetic Oculofacial Surgery

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Personality and Psychological Aspects of Cosmetic Surgery

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Cited by 32 publications

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Psychopathology among individuals seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures

Psychopathology among individuals seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures

Effect of Liposuction on Overweight/Obese Patients’ Eating Concerns, Body Shape Concerns, and Self-esteem

Psychological Management of the Unhappy Post-blepharoplasty Patient

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