Plastic surgery in gynaecology: Factors affecting women's decision to undergo labiaplasty. Mind the risk of body dysmorphic disorder: A review
Abstract
Aesthetic surgery of the female genitalia is on the rise. Many procedures are performed.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder and often goes unrecognized in plastic surgery. This review examines actual knowledge of plastic surgery in gynecology, knowledge of motivational factors of women, and BDD.
We carried out a systematic electronic search. We used a combination of relevant keywords to construct the search strategy.
Included studies were systematic reviews or primary studies published 1990-2017 and containing information about BDD. Reviewers independently assessed study eligibility, extracted data, and assessed quality, undertaking narrative synthesis.
The research revealed a variety of plastic procedures available and why women consider undergoing labia reduction surgery.