With the increase in the number and popularity of cosmetic procedures and interventions, practitioners of related specialties are increasingly faced with patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). BDD is characterised by one’s excessive attention to non-existent or minor defects in their appearance.1 The prevalence of BDD in the general population ranges from 1-2%, and in patients with dermatological and cosmetic surgery clinics this is from 2.9-24%.2-3
This article presents a study looking at the assessment of patients who have requested rhinoplasty surgery for aesthetic purposes and present with BDD symptoms, providing practitioners with learning outcomes for managing this cohort.
BDD includes distorted body perception with excessive concern for an imaginary defect. Most patients experience certain disturbances in social or professional functioning, and as a result of obsessive…
