Plastic surgery addiction is a behavioral addiction characterized by psychological compulsions to continuously alter one’s appearance with cosmetic surgery. There is a common belief that people who routinely get plastic surgery are self-absorbed; however, this is a misconception as many people who develop an addiction to cosmetic surgery struggle with severe and debilitating insecurity. They are preoccupied with how they look, but in a negative way – seeing themselves to be ugly, malformed, misshapen, or hideous. This intense insecurity is often caused by body dysmorphic disorder.
