Why Rhinoplasty Surgeons Shouldn’t Operate On Patients Who Need Therapy

Body dysmorphic disorder has reared its ugly head again, this time in Victoria, Australia.

Plastic surgeons in Melbourne and surrounding areas have noticed a rise in patients who are undergoing therapy for this condition and following it up with a plastic surgery procedure. Most of these patients focus on the face and go in for face surgery procedures like nose enhancement and eyelid surgery.

One surgeon discovered at least 15 percent of patients who want to have a nose implant or another surgery suffering from BDD. Very often, such patients do not leave it at one surgery and go on to have multiple surgeries in the same area, causing mild to severe disfigurement and even aesthetic deterioration.

To make it worse, there are cosmetic surgeons that will still operate such patients for yet another nose surgery or another cheek implant or something similar.

This is an utterly unscrupulous practice and one that needs to be discouraged. While cosmetic surgery laws are not that well defined in most countries, it becomes difficult for patients to refuse an unethical doctor's advice.

The best way to deal with such a situation is get help in accepting BDD and finding a way to beat it. Acceptance of the body will only then follow.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we screen our patients intensively before consenting to perform a nose enhancement surgery on them. Patient-safety always comes first.

Visit our advanced surgical institute to know more.