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Over the decades, research has demonstrated that in categories of life deemed to be important, beautiful people achieve more desirable outcomes, are judged more favorably, and receive preferential treatment. An understanding of the historical aspects, science, and implications of what the human mind finds aesthetically pleasing is quintessential for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and others who practice aesthetic medicine as the importance of beauty in today’s society is what brings patients into clinics. While an element of dissatisfaction with one’s appearance is commonplace, clinicians should remain vigilant for individuals who seek cosmetic procedures to quell excessive body image concerns that are out of proportion to objective physical findings. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a disorder of self-perception; it is the impairing preoccupation with a nonexistent or minimal flaw in appearance. According to recent statistics, BDD occurs in 0.7–2.4% of the general population; however, multiple studies have suggested an incidence of 6–16% in patients seeking aesthetic medical treatments. Moreover, a vast majority will at some point seek dermatologic treatment and cosmetic surgery. Such patients are unlikely to be satisfied with corrective procedures, and only 15% of dermatologists surveyed thought that they could successfully treat BDD. Therefore, Beauty and Body Dysmor phic Disorder aims to assist dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and other aesthetic providers in recognizing key characteristics as well as providing treatment strategies to help in caring for those with BDD.

Dermatology --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Body dysmorphic disorder. --- Dysmorphophobia --- Imagined ugliness --- Ugliness, Imagined --- Medicine. --- Dermatology. --- Psychiatry. --- Plastic surgery. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Plastic Surgery. --- Body image disturbance --- Surgery. --- Medicine and psychology --- Mental health --- Psychology, Pathological --- Surgery, Primitive --- Skin --- Diseases --- Aesthetic surgery --- Cosmetic surgery --- Plastic surgery --- Reconstructive surgery --- Surgery, Aesthetic --- Surgery, Cosmetic --- Surgery, Reconstructive --- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Plastic surgeons --- Beauty, Personal --- Psychological aspects.

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This book presents a collection of writings by expert researchers from Canada, the United States, and Australia who are committed to finding common cause and common ground in the prevention of eating disorders and obesity. The eleven chapters in this book seek to create a new public health approach to prevention of the spectrum of weight-related disorders, so that recipients of prevention efforts at multiple levels in society are not left confused and disheartened by conflicting public policies, messages, and programs.

Patient advocacy --- Public health --- Body dysmorphic disorder --- Body image disturbance --- Obesity --- Eating disorders --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Advocacy, Health care --- Advocacy, Patient --- Health care advocacy --- Nonlegal patient advocacy --- Social patient advocacy --- Medical care --- Advance directives (Medical care) --- Patients' associations --- Public health research --- Dysmorphophobia --- Imagined ugliness --- Ugliness, Imagined --- Body image disorder --- Body image distortion --- Body image dysfunction --- Cognition disorders --- Disorders of eating --- Eating, Pathological --- Eating disturbances --- Eating dysfunctions --- Pathological eating --- Appetite disorders --- Psychology, Pathological --- Research. --- Prevention. --- Quality control --- Body Dysmorphic Disorders --- Dysmorphophobie --- Feeding and Eating Disorders --- Obésité --- Patient Advocacy. --- Patients --- Public health. --- Santé publique --- Troubles de l'image du corps --- Troubles du comportement alimentaire --- prevention & control. --- Prévention. --- Droits --- Recherche. --- Prevention & control. --- Eating Disorders --- Public Health. --- Clinical Ombudsman --- Patient Ombudsman --- Patient Ombudsmen --- Patient Representatives --- Ombudsman, Clinical --- Ombudsman, Patient --- Ombudsmen, Patient --- Patient Representative --- Representative, Patient --- Representatives, Patient --- Commitment of Mentally Ill --- Patient Rights --- Community Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Community --- Health, Public --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Eating and Feeding Disorders --- Feeding Disorders --- Appetite Disorders --- Appetite Disorder --- Disorder, Eating --- Disorder, Feeding --- Disorders, Eating --- Disorders, Feeding --- Eating Disorder --- Feeding Disorder --- Patient Advocacy --- Psychology --- Health & Fitness