Recently, the problem of dysmorphia (body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) / dysmorphomania) has gained a particular importance in national aesthetic medicine. About 75% of patients with BDD appeal for medical care and receive mainly dermatological and surgical treatment. Mental maladaptation is a leading motivation for aesthetic surgery in 50% of cases. BDD is a persistent disease. Therefore, comprehensive, differentiated and long-term treatment should include both psychotherapy and medication. There are several groups of people in whom plastic surgery is undesirable. We suggest a questioning of primary patient as a simple method of screening for BDD.

Keywords. dysmorphomania, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), cosmetology, plastic surgery, mental maladaptation