Avaliação e análise de psicopatologias em pacientes que buscam a cirurgia estética

Abstract

The Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (APS) area dispose of many procedures to improve the body’s shape and appearence following the beauty pattern. Thereby, Brazil takes the second place on the worldwide ranking. The patients who search for an APS show bigger psychopaths prevalence; enhancing the Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), which varies between 7 and 8%, two european studies showed 6,3% and 9,1% of prevelance on those APS patients, althought of what is shown in the literature, percentages between 2,9 and 53,6%. Objective: basing on this, this present study intends on evaluating the presence of psychopaths on patients that search for an APS and the gallbladder surgery at the Hospital de Base’s ambulatory in São José do Rio Preto/SP. Casuistry and methods: Therefore, a study was carried out, in a descriptive, comparative, quatitative and qualitative manner, by evaluating those psychopats, using as instruments the Sociodemographic Profile Assessment, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD), DSM-IV-TR criteria for diagnosis of TDC, Evaluation of Rosenberg self-esteem scale, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Quality Inventory of Life SF-36. Fifty patients who were candidates for CPE and biliary surgery were randomized. Results: This study evaluated 33 patients (60%) who has searched for APS (PG) and 22 (40%) gallbladder surgery (GC). Of the total, 40(72.82%) in PG(65%). Prevalence of female gender (90.92%). Using the Beck Depression Inventory, 11(20%) presented mild to moderate depression, of which 8(72.7%) were PG. Conclusion: It is concluded that, among those psychopaths evaluated, the BDD prevailed with statistic relevance on those patients who searched for an APS. Although the others psychopaths hasn’t shown relevance, it is worth pointing the need of an preoperative evaluation and route the patients to a qualified professional to diagnose and treat success post operative.