With increased media attention on beauty and perfection, celebrities and those alike are turning to plastic surgery more and more. Some take out loans for this purpose; one woman spent over $83,000 for 14 surgeries.[18]
Though media and advertising do play a large role in influencing many people's lives, researchers believe that plastic surgery obsession is linked to psychological disorders.[19] Body dysmorphic disorder is seen as playing a large role in the lives of those who are obsessed with going under the knife in order to achieve physical perfection.
BDD is when someone becomes “preoccupied with what they regard as defects in their bodies or faces.” In the United States, 2% of people suffer from body dysmorphic disorder and 15% of patients seeing dermatologist and cosmetic surgeons. This disorder can also lead to suicide in some of its sufferers.Half of the patients with the disorder who get cosmetic surgery are not pleased with the result. Surgery does not treat BDD but could make the problem worse. The exact problem is actually not easily identified causing the treatment to be even more difficult. Some say its depression or depending on what part the patient is preoccupied with it could be a sub-disorder like anorexia or muscle dysmorphia.[20]
In some cases, people whose doctors refuse to perform any further surgeries, have turned to "do it yourself" plastic surgery, injecting themselves and running extreme safety risks
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