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kittyglitter
Member

i was wondering if there was someone out there that enjoys going to see plastic surgeons and is into cosmetic surgery?

Fri Aug 12 2011 10:32:49 #
Cuthbert ffoliott
Moderator

Hi Kittyglitter -

at the risk of sounding pedantic: I think that a question like this one would be more in place in the forum concerning itself with 'OCD Spectrum Disorders'.

Why do I think that?

Current classification has it that there are some 4 or 5 'core' OCD-type disorders, such as 'washing', 'checking', 'hoarding', 'need for order and symmetry', and 'religious/sexual obsessions/compulsions'. Mind, this is no 'supercategory' with the 'real' OCD-disorders. It grew more or less organically over time; proof of this is that 'hoarding' may be taken out of it and getting a place all of its own in newer classification systems.

Around this 'core' is a wider circle with disorders firmly related to OCD. And here we are: among these are, for instance, trichotillomania (compulsive plucking of body hair), and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). BDD is closely related to plastic surgery, but not in a 1 : 1 type of relation. BDD is reserved for folks who perceive some imperfection in their face, or their breasts, or other body parts. This perfection may be conspicuous to others too, or almost limited to the observation of only the person him-/herself.

Most often, the term BDD is reserved for body aspects that aren't really hampering everyday life, but that cause considerable distress in the person, and as such still present a burden to carry, mentally. The nose may be felt to be too big or small, for instance. Sometimes these people really benefit very much by one visit to a plastic surgeon. On other occasions, the 'correction' may be carried out to perfection by the surgeon... and then the patient develops another problem of the same nature. You never really know beforehand - it is only certain that BDD exists, and can be a true plague to those having it.

This, I hope, clarified why I wrote in the above: BDD is not related in exactly a 1 : 1 relation to plastic surgery. And that is because beauty corrections are only part of the work of a plastic surgeon. He/she also has to carry out corrective surgery in victims of traffic accidents, or fire blazes, and so on. In such situations, it is often more 'objectively' visible what, and why, needs to be corrected; 10 out of 10 observers would agree, whereas in BDD it's more a matter of personal conviction.

I hope I could make the matter a bit clear to you - oh, and thank you for the nice invitation, which I gleefully accepted.

May you get good and informative replies to your question,

ciao, Cuthbert.

(edit:) Oops... upon re-reading, I saw that you perhaps already put your question in the right forum, Kitty. If so: apologies!

Fri Aug 12 2011 11:32:52 #
kittyglitter
Member

Hi ..im all new to this as i joined today ..thanku for accepting my friendship. I just want to find friends that feel the same way as i do and share teh same interests etc..

Fri Aug 12 2011 12:23:51 #
Cuthbert ffoliott
Moderator

I certainly am interested, Kitty. I am sure that there are good people here who can emphatize with your questions re: plastic surgery, and who can offer advice, stories about their own experiences, insight, what have you.

My experience with this place is nothing but positive. As far as I know, only sincere and involved persons visit. There's nothing to find here in terms of sensationalism, or glossy showbiz nonsense. It's all real people who want to talk about real life, and that includes the hurdles we have to take in that life.

Have a wonderful day, Cuthbert.

Fri Aug 12 2011 12:30:31 #
kittyglitter
Member

Thank you for your kind words..xx ive joined many other netwoking sites such as facebook but all everyone is interested is in the way i look!!! i cant seem to make friends with GENUINE people. Im a little stuck.. ive tried sending yourself and a few others some private messages but it wont allow me to..do u know why this is?

Fri Aug 12 2011 12:40:04 #
Sysop
Key Master

ive tried sending yourself and a few others some private messages but it wont allow me to..do u know why this is?

Hi Kittyglitter,

Hope you enjoy the site! We're quite a friendly crowd here, so if you have any trouble please don't hesitate to ask any questions. I'm the system operator for the OCD Action, so I'll see if anything is happening with the site that may be causing the issue you're experiencing with private messaging, but from what I can tell it should all work fine.

What I'll do now is send you a test private message, so please try to see if you can reply to it. If not, then let me know via the forum and I'll try to investigate this further for you.

The site is also due an update soon, so things will be streamlined to make it easier to use, but I hope that we can provide you with any assistance in the meantime.

All the best,
Sysop.

Fri Aug 12 2011 12:54:06 #
Soxon
Key Master

Hi kittyglitter,

When you send a PM to someone for the first time you must always type something in the Subject box or your message won't send - you will get a red bar appear saying there was an error sending this message, please try again. This is a common reason for not being able to send PMs. I hope that this helps.

Soxon
Moderator

Fri Aug 12 2011 13:58:40 #