Feeling Elated: A Grounded Theory Study of Rhinoplasty

Abstract

Background Rhinoplasty is the most common cosmetic surgery in Iran while more than half of that is not necessary. Because of lacking the qualitative studies in this field, the authors prompted to conduct this research. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of people who undergo Rhinoplasty in order to prevent unnecessary operation. Methods Sixteen participants were recruited based on the theoretical sampling from the people who referred to ENT or aesthetic clinic and by the people who knew these individuals who underwent Rhinoplasty more than one year ago. Grounded Theory was applied to analyze the data. Results All participants experienced a kind of elation so that the "feeling elated" constituted the core concept of the analysis. This feeling was reported to be experienced by all individuals through two main ways including "removing perceived defect" and "having expected beauty". Furthermore, the main process of Rhinoplasty took place in three stages including preoccupation, inquiry, and operation. Conclusions The present study had some recommendations to the professionals so that some individuals who prefer the Rhinoplasty should be referred to the psychologist based on some criteria which are mentioned in this study. According to our findings, usually, people from the HEB group need to psychological consultations rather than surgery.

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“…Several studies have shown that rhinoplasty may improve self-esteem, body image, social interactions and hence quality of life [22,23].…”