CÂMARA, M. P.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2543295397899175; CÂMARA, Marcela Penha da.
Résumé:
Body image is understood the way the individual
perceives and feels in relation to his own body. His background has been heavily influenced
by the cultural industry, responsible for imposing beauty standards through their association
with ideas of success, well-being and happiness. In this context, the body became an object
and went through a process of dissent as one of the main promoters of consumption today.
Examples of purchased items are cosmetic procedures and cosmetic plastic surgeries. Faced
with the ideological pressure created by the dictatorship of beauty, the individual becomes
more vulnerable to the forgetfulness of aspects related to human subjectivity, among them,
their freedom of autonomy over bodily forms. Therefore, an environment conducive to the
occurrence of image disorders, such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), is created when
the goal of reaching the idealized forms is not reached. Justifications: Since aesthetic plastic
surgery is a medical specialty that deals directly with dissatisfaction with body image, it is
pertinent to analyze the relationship between this disorder and patients who seek and undergo
such surgical procedures. Objective: To study the TDC in the field of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery. Methodology: Secondary analysis of data obtained from the systematized search of
articles in the LILACS, SciELO and MEDLINE databases. We selected 8 articles for review.
Results: BDD is the most common image disorder in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, its prevalence
in this medical specialty ranges from 3% to 15%. Its carriers most often seek aesthetic
procedures rather than psychotherapeutic treatment. Conclusion: Data from the literature
point to the great relationship between BDD and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, however,
differences are found regarding data on prevalence, approach to patients with this disorder,
and insufficient data regarding the results of surgical treatments , among other shortcomings.
This review only reinforces the need for more research and studies on patients with BDD, so
that their diagnosis is facilitated and for those patients to be better treated clinically, in order
to receive the best possible treatment: one that can provide them with better quality of life.