Cosmetic surgery and risk of developing eating disorders

 The results of a study examining the prevalence of eating disorders in patients who desire cosmetic surgery were published online on November 2, "Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery."


The prevalence of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, and the prevalence of eating disorders in 212 patients (198 women and 14 men) who desire different types of cosmetic surgery. Investigate comorbidities. A structured clinical interview (SCID) axis 1 of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders was used to assess eating disorders and other psychiatric disorders.

As a result, the prevalence of eating disorders was 8.0% and the lifetime prevalence was 11.3%. Anorexia nervosa was predominant in breast augmentation surgery (prevalence 7.4%, lifetime prevalence 11.1%) and rhinoplasty patients (6.3%, 12.6%). Bulimia nervosa (10%, 13.3%) was more common in liposuction patients, and bulimia nervosa (10.8%, 10.8%) was more common in abdominoplasty patients. Comparison with the prevalence data of the general population confirmed that a significant level of prevalence of eating disorders in these types of surgery was reached. Eating disorders are also distributed according to specific cosmetic surgery. The prevalence of eating disorders was similar to the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorders.

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