Raheleh Mohammadi, Mehdi Jafari oory2, Roghayeh Naseri3, Mehri Seyedjavadi1*
Background & Objective: Every year, ten of thousand people undergo cosmetic surgery to have beautiful appearance. Rhinoplasty constitutes about 70% of plastic surgeries in Iran. People who do rhinoplasty have more mental instability and personality disorders. Moreover, they have much concern about themselves that leads to waste of time, confusion and dissatisfaction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between general health and seeking rhinoplasty in Ardabil Surgery Centers. Method: This is a descriptive study that was conducted on 50 participants seeking rhinoplasty in Ardebil private hospitals. The instrument applied in the study was GHQ-28 questionnaire (contained 28 demographic questions and Milon3 questionnaire). Besides, the collected data were analyzed with SPSS software. Results: Based on the statistical results, 43 participants (86%) were female and 7 participants (14%) were male. According to the results obtained from general health of participants, total score average was 17.94±10.44. The survey of sub-categories of general health showed that 30 participants (60%) had social function disorders and 4 participants (8%) had depression, also 35 participants (70%) had histrionic personality disorder and 18 participants (36%) had obsessive character. Conclusion: According to the results, few of those who seek rhinoplasty have general health disorder, mostly social function disorder and most of them had histrionic personality disorder.
