Background: In modern societies increasing tend to cosmetic surgery is worrying concern. This study was conducted to determine Affecting personality traits on tendency toward cosmetic surgeries among students of Alborz medical sciences university. Method: This study was cross sectional ( descriptive- analytical ) study. The statistical population was 1563 students from Alborz medical sciences u...

Introduction: Aesthetic surgery is considered a medical-cultural practice, which is essentially carried out in the absence of obvious physical signs and to improve the psychosocial function of the individual. This multidimensional concept depends on many factors, including anxiety and disapproval. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of deformity and social anxiety ...

Objectives: the current study aimed to investigate self-esteem and attitude toward body appearance before and after cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery. Method: In this pretest-posttest semi-experimental design, simple accidental sampling method was used in all patients referred for rhinoplasty surgery at the Amir Alam hospital and also at a private clinic in Tehran during the second half of 2010. Pat...

Introduction: Today revising and rethinking of the appearance and eliminating its flaws, real or imaginary, through cosmetic surgery is the main concern of some individuals. This study was conducted in order to compare the body image, depression and anxiety disorders between applicants of cosmetic surgery and non-applicants. Methods: The present study is of cause–comparison type. Cosmetic surg...