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Body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery: are surgeons too quick to nip and tuck?

  • Written by David Jonathan Castle, Chair of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
imageThe highest rates of body dysmorphic disorder are found among people seeking help from cosmetic surgeons, cosmetic dermatologists and other such specialists.Shutterstock

Most of us have some insecurities about how we look, and some aspects of our appearance that we might secretly wish were different. But for people with body dysmorphic disorder,...

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