Many people that suffer from BDD turn to plastic surgery as they believe that surgically altering their appearances will remedy their negative perceptions of self. However, surgery rarely resolves symptoms of the disorder as it does not solve the underlying psychological issues. Plastic surgery actually leaves the person off worse than before, as patients with body dysmorphic disorder often possess unrealistic expectations about the outcomes and suffer the pain and inconvenience of surgery without receiving the results they want. These people will then continue to go under the knife and spend thousands of dollars on something that fails to make them feel any better.
