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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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    Jan 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Liking yourself just the way you are

    You know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    You know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup. The website Jezebel reported in early December that...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, Julia Roberts, Cindy Crawford, Lauren Hutton

    2. Feb 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. My Turn: Body dysmorphic disorder takes quiet toll

    I am the woman who passes a mirror and shifts her gaze away. I am the woman who wears oversized clothing to mask the extra 20 or 30 pounds of weight that don't register on my scale. I am the woman who takes the picture rather than appear in the photograph. I am the woman who has had her eyes done, face lifted, collagen and Botox — more than once.
    I am the woman who passes a mirror and shifts her gaze away. I am the woman who wears oversized clothing to mask the extra 20 or 30 pounds of weight that don't register on my scale. I am the woman who takes the picture rather than appear in the...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Botox (drug), Google Inc.

    3. Dec 13, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Pornification of private parts: A new body dysmorphic disorder?

    Opinion L.A.
    "What's happening to America's vaginas?" asks Ashley Fetters in a cultural trend story for the Atlantic. "Is pubic hair going extinct?" In Tuesday's piece, she examines the rise of down-there hair removal, especially among women under 30, and zooms in.......
    4. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  4. Community Commentary: Plastic surgery may hide the pain inside

    At what price is beauty? One of science fiction's most enduring themes involves a future world where everyone looks perfect but no one is happy. One old "Twilight Zone" episode involves a young woman refusing to select the "model" body in which she'll...

    Tags: Suicide, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Medical Procedures and Tests, Liposuction

    5. Apr 7, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Muffin top? Now that it's official, what do we do with it?

    With the first stirrings of spring, so, too, have come the first sightings of extra flesh spilling over the tops of low-slung jeans and jiggling beneath belly-baring cropped tops. If you call that roll of abdominal adiposity a "muffin top," you're in...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Harvard Medical School

    6. Jun 24, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  6. Plastic surgery? There's an app for that

    Check your e-mail, Facebook account and text messages? Duh. Get the play-by-play of your favorite MLB team? Sure. Find a decent Mexican restaurant in your neighborhood before your date tonight? Easy. Get answers to questions about that hair transplant or liposuction you've been considering? According to smart phone applications like iSurgeon and The Plastic Surgery Channel, the answer is yes!
    HealthKey.com contributor
    Check your e-mail, Facebook account and text messages? Duh. Get the play-by-play of your favorite MLB team? Sure. Find a decent Mexican restaurant in your neighborhood before your date tonight? Easy. Get answers to questions about that hair transplant...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Apple iPhone, Liposuction, Surgery

    7. Jun 7, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  7. Can you be addicted to plastic surgery?

    Google the keywords &quot;addicted to plastic surgery," and the name " Heidi Montag" stands out more than her surgically enlarged breasts. In November 2009, at 23 years young, the naturally lovely reality TV celebrity endured 10 plastic surgeries in one day&mdash;3 years after having had a nose job and breast augmentation, according to <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com" target="_blank">NYDailyNews.com.</a>
    HealthKey.com contributor
    Google the keywords "addicted to plastic surgery," and the name " Heidi Montag" stands out more than her surgically enlarged breasts. In November 2009, at 23 years young, the naturally lovely reality TV celebrity endured 10 plastic surgeries in one day&...

    Tags: Rhinoplasty, University of California, Los Angeles, Plastic Surgery, Behavioral Conditions, Cosmetic Procedures

    8. Jul 25, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Are you addicted to cosmetics?

    Are there multiple shampoos in your shower caddy? Old face creams gathering dust in your cabinet? Have you been accused of having a bathroom that looks like a Sephora store?
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Are there multiple shampoos in your shower caddy? Old face creams gathering dust in your cabinet? Have you been accused of having a bathroom that looks like a Sephora store? Most important, does any of this make you a "cosmoholic"? Yes, there is such a...

    Tags: Beauty Products, Nose, Delphi Corp, Anxiety, Fragrances

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