COVID-19:Advice,updatesandvaccineoptionsWeareopenforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)OurCOVID-19patientandvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforBodydysmorphicdisorderSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentPrintOverviewBodydysmorphicdisorderisamentalhealthdisorderinwhichyoucan'tstopthinkingaboutoneormoreperceiveddefectsorflawsinyourappearance—aflawthatappearsminororcan'tbeseenbyothers.Butyoumayfeelsoembarrassed,ashamedandanxiousthatyoumayavoidmanysocialsituations.Whenyouhavebodydysmorphicdisorder,youintenselyfocusonyourappearanceandbodyimage,repeatedlycheckingthemirror,groomingorseekingreassurance,sometimesformanyhourseachday.Yourperceivedflawandtherepetitivebehaviorscauseyousignificantdistress,andimpactyourabilitytofunctioninyourdailylife.Youmayseekoutnumerouscosmeticprocedurestotryto"fix"yourperceivedflaw.Afterward,youmayfeeltemporarysatisfactionorareductioninyourdistress,butoftentheanxietyreturnsandyoumayresumesearchingforotherwaystofixyourperceivedflaw.Treatmentofbodydysmorphicdisordermayincludecognitivebehavioraltherapyandmedication.Products&ServicesBook:MayoClinicFamilyHealthBook,5thEditionNewsletter:MayoClinicHealthLetter—DigitalEditionShowmoreproductsfromMayoClinicSymptomsSignsandsymptomsofbodydysmorphicdisorderinclude:Beingextremelypreoccupiedwithaperceivedflawinappearancethattootherscan'tbeseenorappearsminorStrongbeliefthatyouhaveadefectinyourappearancethatmakesyouuglyordeformedBeliefthatotherstakespecialnoticeofyourappearanceinanegativewayormockyouEngaginginbehaviorsaimedatfixingorhidingtheperceivedflawthataredifficulttoresistorcontrol,suchasfrequentlycheckingthemirror,groomingor