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Mental health in rhinoplasty applicants, before and after surgery
 
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Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
 
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Master of community Education, school of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
 
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Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
 
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M.D, PhD, Nutrition research center, Department of Public Health, school of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
 
 
Submission date: 2018-09-11
 
 
Final revision date: 2019-03-30
 
 
Acceptance date: 2019-03-31
 
 
Online publication date: 2019-12-18
 
 
Publication date: 2019-12-18
 
 
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Tayebeh Rakhshani   

M.D, PhD, Nutrition research center, Department of Public Health, school of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
 
 
Arch Psych Psych 2019;21(4):45-51
 
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Aim of the study:
Background: Rhinoplasty surgery is among the most common cosmetic surgeries and patients applying for rhinoplasty comparing to other cosmetic surgeries have more psychological disorders. Present study aims to investigate the mental health in rhinoplasty applicants, before and after Surgery.

Subject or material and methods:
Materials & Methods: This is cross- sectional study conducted on 179 applicants for rhinoplasty in Abadan city during first half of 2018 by using convenience sampling method. The data collection tool was Symptom Checklist-90.

Results:
Results: Results of this test indicated that there was a significant difference between dimensions of mental health before and after surgery (R<0.001).

Discussion:
Results indicated that people who were operated by nasal rhinoplasty surgery, their psychological health situation was better in all dimensions after surgery, indicating their proper situation before their surgery.

Conclusions:
Conclusion: In conclusion, finding of this study, indicated the mental health situation of rhinoplasty applicant surgery, was better in all dimensions after surgery.

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