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- Title
Ethical Challenges Regarding Cosmetic Surgery in Patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
- Authors
Hostiuc, Sorin; Isailă, Oana-Maria; Rusu, Mugurel Constantin; Negoi, Ionut
- Abstract
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an obsessive-compulsive disease, associated with increased addressability to plastic surgeons; however, as patients perceive body defects due to decreased insight, they are often unsatisfied with their appearance after cosmetic surgery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ethical reasoning that should be performed before accepting these patients as cosmetic surgery candidates. We will focus our analysis on three main areas of interest: autonomy, which in these patients is significantly decreased, beneficence as satisfaction, which in these particular patients does not justify performing the intervention, and loyalty, which should render cosmetic procedures immoral in patients with body dysmorphic disorder.
- Subjects
PATIENT autonomy; BODY dysmorphic disorder; PLASTIC surgery; PATIENT satisfaction; PATIENTS' attitudes; DECISION making in clinical medicine; ALGORITHMS
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 7, p1345
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare10071345