Impact of Aesthetic Treatments on Self-Esteem in Females with Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.00786/kw2wb626Keywords:
Body Disorder, self-esteem, aesthetic treatment, body image dissatisfaction, cosmetic procedures, cognitive-behavioral therapyAbstract
Background: Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a health issue where people, especially women worry a lot about how they look. They think they have flaws that're not really there. Many women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder try to fix these problems with procedures.. We do not know if these procedures really help them feel better about themselves.
Objective: This study wants to find out how cosmetic treatments affect how women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder feel about themselves.
Methods: We did a study with two groups of women.Ninety-nine women were selected from dermatology and cosmetic surgery practices. Forty-nine of them did not have any procedures.49 of them did not have any procedures. We used tests to observe their feelings towards themselves. We used the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale to measure self-esteem the Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire to see if they had body image problems and the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire to diagnose Body Disorder.We followed the DSM-5 guidelines. We used a computer program to analyze the data.
Results: Women who had procedures said they felt a little better about themselves than women who did not have these procedures.. Both groups still had a lot of problems with how they saw their bodies. We found out that when women do not like their bodies it affects how they feel about themselves. Cosmetic procedures can help a little, but not a lot. Women who had procedures actually felt worse about themselves than women who had just one procedure.
Cosmetic procedures can make women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder feel a little better about themselves. It does not last long. It does not fix the problems that cause Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Women, with Body Dysmorphic Disorder should get help from a therapist cognitive-behavioral therapy before or after they have cosmetic procedures.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder is an issue and we need to focus on the real problems, not just how women look.
