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Body Dysmorphic and Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty Candidates

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Abstract

Background

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and other psychological problems are more common in cosmetic surgery applicants.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of the symptoms of BDD and narcissistic personality disorder in rhinoplasty candidates.

Materials and Methods

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on rhinoplasty applicants. All subjects were evaluated by BDD and narcissistic personality questionnaires (NPI-16).

Results

A total of 380 patients were studied. Our findings showed that the prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe BDD symptoms was 31.6%, 43.4% and 25%, respectively. The mean BDD scores were not significantly different in variables such as gender, age, marital status, history of cosmetic surgery, education, place of residence, and income. 29.5% of the subjects had symptoms of narcissism. There was no significant relationship between the symptoms of narcissism and variables such as gender, age, marital status, history of cosmetic surgery, place of residence, and income. Higher education was associated with higher rates of narcissistic personality disorder (p-value = 0.021).

Conclusions

According to the results of the study, there was no statistically significant relationship between BDD score and demographic parameters. Also, association between narcissistic personality disorder and demographic characteristics was not significant except for education.

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Acknowledgements

This article was extracted from the MD thesis written by Aida Tarjan and supported by the Vice-Chancellor for Research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (grant number: 96-01-01-16291). The authors would like to thank Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, and also the Centre for Development of Clinical Research of Nemazee Hospital and Dr. Nasrin Shokrpour for editorial assistance.

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  1. Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Ali Sahraian

  2. Otolaryngology Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Masoud Janipour & Amirhossein Babaei

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Aida Tarjan & Zohre Zareizadeh

  4. Student research committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Pardis Habibi & Amirhossein Babaei

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Sahraian, A., Janipour, M., Tarjan, A. et al. Body Dysmorphic and Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty Candidates. Aesth Plast Surg 46, 332–337 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02603-x

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