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Eating Disorders and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Plastic surgery and eating disorders (ED) are receiving increasing attention in healthcare fields. This review by Barone et al. (2024) summarizes existing research on the connection between Eating Disorders and aesthetic surgery, highlighting available assessment tools and proposing directions for future psychological studies involving these patients. A thorough literature review was carried out using PubMed. ED kinds, surgical techniques, evaluation techniques, patient motives, and the physical and psychological consequences of ED patients requesting or receiving cosmetic surgery were the subjects of the studies that made up the analysis. Three independent reviewers evaluated each study for inclusion, vetting 11 studies (n = 5,510 patients). These studies examined various EDs, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder, with a primary focus on body contouring surgeries such as liposuction, breast augmentation, and abdominoplasty. The authors discussed several instruments to evaluate ED. They commented on the complex relationship between ED and aesthetic surgery, which emphasizes the need to understand the psychological and sociocultural factors influencing patients in this domain. The best approach to managing these patients and determining the most effective psychological evaluation tool for plastic surgeons remains uncertain. Achieving the best results requires standardizing evaluation methods and including psychological assistance in patient treatment. [NPID: Eating disorders, Bulimia nervosa, Anorexia nervosa, plastic surgery, proms, aesthetic surgery, binge eating]
Year: 2024
