Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Obsession With a Flaw Interferes With Life

The Doctor Weighs In
13 min readNov 11, 2020

By: Loren A. Olson, MD

Body dysmorphic disorder is a syndrome in which a person can’t stop thinking about some perceived flaw in their appearance.

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Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental disorder in which a person can’t stop thinking about some perceived flaw in their appearance. It may be a flaw that doesn’t exist or is so…

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