Personality patterns and psychological profile of persons undergoing blepharoplasty

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22038/JFMH.2025.86453.3225

Abstract

Introduction: Some evidence suggests that people who undergo blepharoplasty may have special personality patterns or psychological disorders. This study evaluated the personality patterns and psychological profiles of patients undergoing upper blepharoplasty.
 
Materials and Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary center between March 2016 and August 2017. Fifty individuals who were candidates for upper blepharoplasty were enrolled. The Millon Clinical Multi-Axial Inventory questionnaire (MCMI-III) assessed personality patterns and psychological profiles.
 
Results: The mean age was 40.32 ± 5.70 years, and 43 (86%) were females. Twenty-six participants (52%) were college-educated. The mean score for severe clinical syndromes, including thought disorder, depression, and delusional disorder, was 44.48 ± 22.55, 50.28 ± 17.81, and 29.92 ± 23.18, respectively. The mean score for schizotypal, borderline, and paranoid disorders was 27.66 ± 14.93, 36.42 ± 17.59, and 43.70 ± 17.30, respectively. Among clinical syndromes, generalized anxiety had the highest score (60.46 ± 7.59). Among clinical personality patterns, histrionic had the highest score (65.78±19.78). In the clinical personality patterns examined, five patients (10%) exhibited an abnormal score in the melancholic category, eight patients (16%) in the histrionic category, and five patients (10%) in the compulsive disorder category.
 
Conclusion: The frequency of clinical syndromes and abnormal personality patterns in the population studied was low. However, some abnormalities, such as melancholic, histrionic, and compulsive patterns, require psychological treatment. Treatment of these abnormalities may affect the demand for cosmetic procedures such as blepharoplasty.

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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 27, Issue 4
July and August 2025
Pages 233-239

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