Plastic surgery and the bulimic patient

Alayne Yates; Catherine M. Shisslak; James R. Allender; Walter Wolman

doi:10.1002/1098-108X(198807)7:4<557::AID-EAT2260070414>3.0.CO;2-R

Plastic surgery and the bulimic patient

Alayne Yates, Catherine M. Shisslak, James R. Allender, Walter Wolman

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Some bulimic women resort to plastic surgery in an attempt to make their bodies more acceptable. The surgery serves the function of changing the appearance of the body, thus temporarily diminishing the underlying depression. This may precipitate a transient remission of bulimic symptoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	557-560
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Eating Disorders
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108X(198807)7:4<557::AID-EAT2260070414>3.0.CO;2-R
State	Published - Jul 1988

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