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Short-term outcome of rhinoplasty for medical or cosmetic indication.
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Psychological effects of rhinoplastic operations were evaluated in male and female patients who had sought surgical correction because of psychological distress caused by the appearance of the nose or because of a medical referral to correct functional disorders.About:
This article is published in Journal of Psychosomatic Research.The article was published on 1999-09-01. It has received 40 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anxiety & Neuroticism.read more
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A Review of Psychosocial Outcomes for Patients Seeking Cosmetic Surgery
TL;DR: It is concluded that although most people appear satisfied with the outcome of cosmetic surgical procedures, some are not, and attempts should be made to screen for such individuals in cosmetic surgery settings.
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Body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery.
TL;DR: Because of the frequency with which persons with body dysmorphic disorder pursue cosmetic procedures, providers of cosmetic surgical and minimally invasive treatments may be able to identify and refer these patients for appropriate mental health care.
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A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures after facial cosmetic surgery and/or nonsurgical facial rejuvenation.
Tomasz Kosowski,Colleen M. McCarthy,Patrick L. Reavey,Amie M. Scott,Edwin G. Wilkins,Stefan J. Cano,Anne F. Klassen,Nicholas Carr,Peter G. Cordeiro,Andrea L. Pusic,Andrea L. Pusic +10 more
TL;DR: A patient-reported outcome measure that represents perceptions of facial cosmetic surgery patients and satisfies accepted health measurement criteria is needed to facilitate comparison of techniques and quantification of positive effects, and aid surgeons seeking to quantify outcomes in their own practices.
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The central role of the nose in the face and the psyche: review of the nose and the psyche.
TL;DR: This review aimed to analyze how the most acknowledged experts of psychology, facial plastic surgery, and plastic surgery who have worked on the psychological outcome for rhinoplasty during the past century considered the nose–psyche relationship and the influence of rhinplasty at the psychological level.
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A prospective, multi-site investigation of patient satisfaction and psychosocial status following cosmetic surgery.
David B. Sarwer,Lauren M. Gibbons,Leanne Magee,James L. Baker,Laurie A. Casas,Paul M. Glat,Alan H. Gold,Mark L. Jewell,Don LaRossa,Foad Nahai,V. Leroy Young +10 more
TL;DR: Patients experienced significant improvements in their overall body image, their degree of dissatisfaction with the feature altered by surgery, and the frequency of negative body image emotions in specific social situations, and these improvements were maintained 12 months after surgery.
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Psychiatric aspects of cosmetic nasal operations.
TL;DR: Patients not uncommonly attend psychiatric clinics with the primary complaint of a cos metic defect in their appearance, e.g. that their nose is big or somehow conspicuous, or that their chin is protuberant or receding.
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A psychological study of patients undergoing cosmetic surgery.
TL;DR: Analysis of data obtained from objective projective tests and psychological interviews indicated that patients seeking cosmetic surgery are not as psychologically disturbed as often as described, and certain disturbing personality patterns indicative of psychological risk were identified.
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Dysmorphophobia--a long-term study.
TL;DR: The differences between the two groups are significant, and show that dysmorphophobia is an ominous symptom.
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Changes in psychometric test results following cosmetic nasal operations.
G. G. Hay,B. B. Heather +1 more
TL;DR: It has frequently been argued that requests for cosmetic rhinoplasty, particularly in patients with minimal disfigurements, may be indicative of psychological disturbance, and corrective operations in these minimally disfigured patients are contra-indicated.
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Reshaping the psyche. The concurrent improvement in appearance and mental state after rhinoplasty.
TL;DR: Rhinoplasty patients and matched elective-surgery controls completed the Facial Appearance Sorting Test, the General Health Questionnaire, a Repertory Grid and the Masculinity/Femininity Scale and downrated their own appearance to the same extent as, controls.