Body dysmorphic disorder and plastic surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Grant number: 13/07982-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2013
• End date: June 30, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Lydia Masako Ferreira
• Grantee: Gabriel de Almeida Arruda Felix
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

With the growth of the medical literature and the large volume of published articles, keep up to date and filter which articles should guide clinical management, especially in areas where there are conflicting results, becomes a real challenge to the medical community. The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Plastic Surgery, the specialty intrinsically involved with these patients. (AU)