Table 3. Personality and associated dimensions.

Study (year) and country	Cosmetic procedure Sample size	Scales	Prevalence
Abbreviations: BDD–YBOCS, body dysmorphic disorder Yale–brown obsessive–compulsive scale; GSI, global severity index; HARS, Hamilton anxiety rating scales; NEO-FFI, neuroticism-extraversion- openness five-factor inventory; SCID, structured clinical interview for DSM disorders; SCL-90-R, symptom checklist-90-revised.
Golshani et al (2016) 79 and Iran	Cosmetic surgery n = 274	1. GSI (>63) 2. SCL-90-R 3. NEO-FFI	Known psychiatric disorders: 9.9% Openness item had the lowest mean score in contrast to agreeableness and extroversion items in NEO-FFI
Del Aguila et al (2019) 22 and Mexico	Cosmetic body contouring surgery n = 87	1. Salamanca questionnaire for screening for personality disorders 2. HARS 3. Rosenberg self-esteem scale	No personality disorder was found Average level of anxiety: 92% High level of self-esteem: 93.15% Average self-esteem: 6.9%
Loron et al (2018) 80 and Iran	Cosmetic botulinum toxin type-A (BoNTA) injection n = 200	Milton clinical multiaxial inventory 3rd edition	Personality traits Narcistic: 34.5% Histrionic: 27% OC: 4% Others  Anxiety disorder: 46%  Somatization: 25.5%  Dysthymia: 11%
Zojaji et al (2014) 81 and Iran	Cosmetic rhinoplasty n = 30 cases and 30 controls	Millon clinical multiaxial inventory 3rd edition	Cases: Dependent: 6.7% OCPD: 6.7%
Bellino et al (2006) 23 and Italy	Cosmetic surgery n = 66	1. SCID (DSM-IV), 2. BDD–YBOCS	Personality disorders: 53%. Out of which Narcissistic: 16.7% Borderline: 16.7% Avoidant: 12.1% Paranoid: 9.1% Schizotypal: 7.6% Obsessive–compulsive: 7.6% 16.6% had BDD