title: Body dysmorphia and plastic surgery.
abstract: Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental disorder characterized by a preoccupation with some aspect of one's appearance. In cosmetic surgery, this preoccupation can be overlooked by practitioners resulting in a discrepancy between expected and realistic outcome. Identifying the characteristics of this disorder may be crucial to the practitioner-patient relationship in the plastic surgery setting.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati, USA. nashicka@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kyle
mesh_terms: D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires