Ali Tavassoli - Department of ENT, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Maryam Zavarmosavi - Kavosh Cognitive Behavior Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Mohadese Khodadadi - Student Research Committee,Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Armon Massoodi - Department of psychiatry, School of Medicine, Social Determinants Of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health, Shahid Yahya nezhad hospital, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran

Introduction: Mental health problems and personality disorders may influence individuals’ motivation to request cosmetic surgeries. The aim of this study was to assess mental health status and personality disorders among the candidates for rhinoplasty. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted in ۲۰۱۹–۲۰۲۰. Participants were ۴۵ candidates for rhinoplasty and ۴۵ individuals with no request for rhinoplasty purposefully selected from the ear nose throat clinics of Ruhani hospital, Babol, Iran. Data collection instruments were the Symptom Checklist-۹۰ Revised (SCL-۹۰-R) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI). The SPSS software (v. ۱۶.۰) was employed for data analysis through the independent-sample t and the Chi-square tests at a significance level of less than ۰.۰۵. Results: In the case group, ۲۸.۹% of participants had at least one psychiatric symptom and ۷.۲۶% had at least one personality disorder. The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and personality disorders in the case group was significantly more than in the control group (P < ۰.۰۵). Conclusion: Compared with individuals with no request for rhinoplasty, the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and personality disorders is high among the candidates for rhinoplasty. Therefore, a preoperative mental health assessment is essential to improve post-rhinoplasty outcomes.

Psychiatry, Personality disorder, Mental health, Rhinoplasty