Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Rhinoplasty Candidates: Prevalence and Functional Correlations

• Published in: Aesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 641 - 648
• Main Authors: de Souza, Thiago Sasso Carmona, Patrial, Maria Theresa Costa Ramos de Oliveira, Meneguetti, André Francisco Correa, de Souza, Mariana Sasso Carmona, Meneguetti, Maria Elisa, Rossato, Virgílio Frota
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Body dysmorphic disorder; Body Dysmorphic Disorders - diagnosis; Body Dysmorphic Disorders - epidemiology; Body Dysmorphic Disorders - surgery; Candidates; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nose; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Plastic Surgery; Prevalence; Rhinoplasty; Self evaluation; Treatment Outcome; Rhinoplasty; Nasal obstruction; Body dysmorphic disorder

Background Rhinoplasty is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic/functional procedures worldwide. Among those who seek rhinoplasty are those whose aesthetic defect is interpreted by themselves disproportionately, leading to significant suffering. These are given the diagnosis of body dysmorphi...