Psychiatric Morbidity Among Patients Seeking Rhinoplasty

Abstract

Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure that changes the shape of the nose with the goal of improving cosmetic appearance or respiratory function. Cosmetic surgery represents a particular application of plastic surgery in which the operative competence is focused not on the correction of the pathological disorders but on the correction of some morphological traits not accepted by the patients, or not adherent with the aesthetic canons of the time. Self-image dissatisfaction is considered a common psychopathology among patient seeking cosmetic surgery (Ferro et al, 2005). Dissatisfaction by facial appearance can occur due to various factors including socio-cultural factors, personality factors, or as a part of different psychiatric diagnoses (Rasticov, 2009).