en عمومى General مقالات اصيل Original Article <p>BACKGROUND<br> Today, cosmetic surgery is one of the most common procedures worldwide, and its use is increasing. This study aimed to identify the impact of cosmetic surgery on married women&rsquo;s marital satisfaction and self-concept.&nbsp;<br> METHODS<br> From January 1st, 2015 to June 6th, 2015, 44 married women operated in a plastic surgery clinic or seeking for a cosmetic surgery and 55 non-applicants as general population were enrolled. ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire and Rogers&rsquo; Self-concept Inventory were used to compare groups.&nbsp;<br> RESULTS<br> Operated applicants revealed a significant higher level of satisfaction in comparison with other groups regarding personality, conflict and leisure. Compared to control group, the surgical group had significantly higher satisfaction in marital and familial relationship, friendship, and financial management.<br> CONCLUSION<br> It can be drawn that expectation for postoperative positive outcome probably is an important factor affecting high level of marital satisfaction in cosmetic surgery applicants. Furthermore, the self-concept is significant predictor of applying for cosmetic surgery.</p> <p></p> Marital satisfaction, Self-concept, Women, Cosmetic surgery 337 344 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-307-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nazanin Rita Davai ndavai@yahoo.com 10031947532846005864 10031947532846005864 No Clinical Psychology, Private Practice, Tehran, Iran Abdoljalil Kalantar-Hormozi kalantarj@yahoo.com 10031947532846005865 10031947532846005865 No Professor of Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, Medical College of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science (SBMU), 15 Khordad Hospital Kamran Ganji Ganjikamran@yahoo.com 10031947532846005866 10031947532846005866 Yes Associated Professor, Department of Psychology, Malayer Branch, Islamic Azad University, Malayer, Iran. Ali Abbaszadeh-Kasbi aliabbaszadeh.kasbi@yahoo.com 10031947532846005867 10031947532846005867 No Medical student, Tehran niversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran