Surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures among persons with body dysmorphic disorder. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Persons with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) frequently seek surgical and minimally invasive (MI) treatments to improve their appearance, but few studies have evaluated patient characteristics and outcomes. Surgical/MI treatment histories of 200 persons with BDD were cross-sectionally/retrospectively evaluated. Clinical and demographic characteristics of persons who received such treatments (n = 42) were compared to those who had not (n = 158). Outcomes and reasons for nonreceipt of requested procedures were examined. Receivers of surgical/MI treatments reported less severe current BDD symptoms and delusionality than persons who did not receive such treatments. Surgical/MI treatments were more likely than other cosmetic procedures to decrease preoccupation with the treated body part; however, overall BDD severity improved with only 2.3% of treatments. Cost and physician refusal were the most common reasons requested treatment was not received. However, physicians were more likely to provide requested surgical/MI treatment than other types of requested cosmetic treatment, despite the poor longer-term outcome.

publication date

  • July 1, 2010

Research

keywords

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorders
  • Body Image
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3083632

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 77954242253

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181bba08f

PubMed ID

  • 20467296

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 65

issue

  • 1