Posts tagged “Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)”

Man Undergoes Plastic Surgery to Look Like Superman-2126

October 12th, 2011
Man Undergoes Plastic Surgery to Look Like Superman-2126

A Phillippino man recently underwent cosmetic surgery to make him look like his hero – the cartoon character, Superman. Herbert Chavez is so obsessed with the fictional super hero that he was prepared to have a series of painful operations to make his body and face look like that of the Man of Steel. However, […]

Cosmetic Surgery and Mental Illness -8554

July 29th, 2011
Cosmetic Surgery and Mental Illness -8554

Scientists in Belgium believe that a large proportion of people who request rhinoplasty, also known as a nose job, suffer from a mental illness, in particular body dysmorphic disorder. Body dysmorphic disorder is a condition in which a person has an unnatural obsession with any slight defects in their appearance. These defects don’t have to […]

Alicia Douvall Meets the Cosmetic Surgeon’s Knife … Again-5561

October 8th, 2010
Alicia Douvall Meets the Cosmetic Surgeon’s Knife … Again-5561

Alicia Douvall, the 30 year-old plastic surgery addict and model has had over 100 cosmetic procedures and has been banned from undergoing further cosmetic procedures in the UK. In fact, Douvall reportedly flew to the US and lied to doctors in order to receive cosmetic treatment in September 2010. Douvall, who said she has had […]

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