Psychological Evaluation of Patients Seeking Rhinoplasty

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate different determinants of the patient's psychosocial functioning that might possibly affect the outcome of rhinoplastic surgery. Materials and Methods:Forty-one patients undergoing rhinoplasty, consecutively admitted to and operated upon at the Department of Otolaryngology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, were studied with regard to their psychological characteristics. Results:In the patient group, Liebowitz anxiety, Liebowitz/ avoidance, and Liebowitz/total scores were significantly higher than the control group (p<0.001). No significant differences were found between the patient and control groups according to Rosenberg self-esteem scale and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. In the Quality of Life SF-36 results, significant differences were found between the patient and control groups apart from SF-36 scores of pain (p<0.05), vitality (p<0.05), social functioning (p<0.05) and emotional role difficulties (p<0.05). Conclusion:Patient selection must be done very carefully to obviate not only physical, but also psychological postoperative complications. The SF-36 questionnaire may be of value in screeningpatients for psychological problems prior to rhinoplasty.

Depression and Anxiety Among Patients Seeking Rhinoplasty

“…18 Similarly Kucur et al has observed that anxiety and depression scores among patients seeking rhinoplasty were higher than control group. 22 Results of this study also show that Anxiety was 48% while Depression was 30% in patients seeking rhinoplasty as compared to control group where anxiety was 25% and depression in 19% of patients, but contrary to these results Benjamin Jane in their study have shown higher prevalence of depression (50.6%) as compared to anxiety (32.9) among patients undergoing cosmetic surgery. 23 In the study by Ghahremani et al, it was observed that significant correlation was found among age, gender, marital status and job and that complaints of anxiety and depression was higher among female patients seeking rhinoplasty.…”

Toward tissue-engineering of nasal cartilages

“…Surveys have shown significant negative effects of facial deformities on perceived employability, honesty, trustworthiness, and effectiveness, as well as the resulting impediment to interpersonal development [7]. Perception in society is a large factor of self-esteem, and unsightliness of the nose, whether in the individual or others' opinion, adversely affects self-image and self-value [8]. Effective rhinoplasty procedures are paramount to improving the quality of life for those with nasal dysfunctions and deformities.…”

Rinoplasti Hastalarının Kişisel Değişkenlere Bağlı Memnuniyetlerinin Değerlendirilmesi

“…Kozmetik cerrahi yaptıranların görünüşünü, tatminkarlığını ve özgüvenini arttırdıkça, çok sayıda psikolojik ve sosyal faktörler de değerlendirmeye alınmaya başlandı 6,9 .…”

“…Green ve arkadaşları vücut imajı ile ilgili tatminsizlik ve anksiyete ile mental rahatsızlıkların hastaları estetik cerrahiye zorladığını belirtmişlerdir 8 . Bazı bilim adamları estetik cerrahi yaptıran çoğu kişinin özbeğenisinin fiziksel görüntü bağıntılı olduğunu ve bu yüzden cerrahi değişim aradıklarını ifade etmişlerdir 9 . Diğer araştırmacılar ise bu kişilerin psikolojik olarak tamamen sağlıklı olduklarını ve sadece görüntülerinin daha iyi olmasını amaçladıklarını belirtmişlerdir [10][11][12] .…”