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Research Article| Volume 28, ISSUE 3, P155-159, July 1975

The incidence of schizophrenia and severe psychological disorders in patients 10 years after cosmetic rhinoplasty

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      Abstract

      Body image disturbance may be an early sign of schizophrenia. The significance of this and dysmorphophobia with relation to patients seeking cosmetic rhinoplasty is discussed.
      Results of a follow-up of patients 10 years after cosmetic surgery to see whether they developed schizophrenia or serious psychological disorder are presented. The literature, significance of the findings and the clinical implications are all discussed.

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