Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD is known to occur in 2-7 percent of people who have a plastic surgery procedure. It is essentially a psychological condition in which the individual preoccupies over an imagined or slight defect in appearance.
The nature of BDD is comparable to conditions like delusions, social phobia, major depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD. Most of the cases involving BDD go unreported due to the unwillingness of the patient to admit the condition.
Patients suffering from body dysmorphic disorder have been known to fuss mainly over their facial features and genital area. Cosmetic surgery and other surgical treatments are often desired by these individuals, but are of no use once they are done as the patient either continues to mull over the same area or switches over to another area.
Plastic surgeons are not averse to treating patients suffering from these disorders and there are a number of cases where lawsuits have been fought due to this condition. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons unanimously agree that patients with BDD are the most difficult patients to treat.
At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we have experienced doctors who don’t hesitate to take additional help and opinion from qualified psychiatrists when treating patients of BDD. Understanding and patience has helped us achieve significant results in the field of plastic surgery.
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