RT - Journal Article T1 - Self-esteem and Attitude Toward Body Appearance Before and After Cosmetic Rhinoplasty JF - ijpcp YR - 2013 JO - ijpcp VO - 19 IS - 1 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2014-en.html SP - 28 EP - 33 K1 - self-esteem; body appearance; rhinoplasty AB - Objectives: the current study aimed to investigate self-esteem and attitude toward body appearance before and after cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery. Method: In this pretest-posttest semi-experimental design, simple accidental sampling method was used in all patients referred for rhinoplasty surgery at the Amir Alam hospital and also at a private clinic in Tehran during the second half of 2010. Patients included in the study were those who had sought rhinoplasty surgery for cosmetic (not medical/reconstructive) reasons. 40 participants completed demographic questionnaires, and the Cooper-Smith self-esteem and Appearance Schema Inventories. Results: There were no differences in mean self-esteem scores before and after surgery. However, there was a significant difference in mean bodily appearance scores pre versus post surgery (t=3.01, df=39, p LA eng UL http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2014-en.html M3 ER -