Dr. David Veale, of the University College in London, notes that patients who are dissatisfied with their operation “feel guilty or angry with themselves or the surgeon for having made their appearance worse.”
They feel depressed about having failed to achieve their ideal. This leads to increased mirror gazing and often more surgeries, the psychiatrist explains.
“Even patients who are satisfied with the surgical results will transfer their preoccupation to another part of their body. Surgery doesn’t solve the problem. People with BDD should not have cosmetic surgery,” advises Allen.
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