Does Liposuction Improve Body Image and Symptoms of Eating Disorders?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unpleasant attention to unfavorable fat may have harmful psychological effects in terms of body dissatisfaction. As a consequence, this may cause abnormal eating regulation. It has been noted that women interested in liposuction self-report more eating problems. As far as we know, there are no prospective studies with standardized instruments providing sufficient data regarding the effects of aesthetic liposuction on various aspects of quality of life. Nevertheless, publications on the effects of eating habits are lacking.

Methods

Sixty-one consecutive women underwent aesthetic liposuction. Three outcome measures were applied at baseline and at follow-up: the eating disorder inventory, Raitasalo's modification of the Beck depression inventory, and the 15-dimension

SUBMITTER: Saariniemi KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4527635 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature