Signs and symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder include:  Being extremely preoccupied with a perceived flaw in appearance that to others can't be seen or appears minor Strong belief that you have a defect in your appearance that makes you ugly or deformed Belief that others take special notice of your appearance in a negative way or mock you Engaging in behaviors aimed at fixing or hiding the perceived flaw that are difficult to resist or control, such as frequently checking the mirror, grooming or skin picking Attempting to hide perceived flaws with styling, makeup or clothes Constantly comparing your appearance with others Frequently seeking reassurance about your appearance from others Having perfectionist tendencies Seeking cosmetic procedures with little satisfaction Avoiding social situations  Preoccupation with your appearance and excessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors can be unwanted, difficult to control and so time-consuming that they can cause major distress or problems in your social life, work, school or other areas of functioning. You may excessively focus over one or more parts of your body. The bodily feature that you focus on may change over time. The most common features people tend to fixate about include:  Face, such as nose, complexion, wrinkles, acne and other blemishes Hair, such as appearance, thinning and baldness Skin and vein appearance Breast size Muscle size and tone Genitalia  A preoccupation with your body build being too small or not muscular enough (muscle dysmorphia) occurs almost exclusively in males. Insight about body dysmorphic disorder varies. You may recognize that your beliefs about your perceived flaws may be excessive or not be true, or think that they probably are true, or be absolutely convinced that they're true. The more convinced you are of your beliefs, the more distress and disruption you may experience in your life.
signs symptoms body dysmorphic disorder include:  being extremely preoccupied perceived flaw appearance can't seen minor strong belief defect appearance makes ugly deformed belief take special notice appearance negative way mock engaging behaviors aimed fixing hiding perceived flaw difficult resist control  frequently checking mirror  grooming skin picking attempting hide perceived flaws styling  makeup clothes constantly comparing appearance frequently seeking reassurance appearance perfectionist tendencies seeking cosmetic procedures little satisfaction avoiding social situations  preoccupation appearance excessive thoughts repetitive behaviors can unwanted  difficult control time-consuming can cause major distress problems social life  work  school areas functioning  may excessively focus parts body  bodily feature focus may change time  common features people tend fixate include:  face  nose  complexion  wrinkles  acne blemishes hair  appearance  thinning baldness skin vein appearance breast size muscle size tone genitalia  preoccupation body build being small muscular (muscle dysmorphia) occurs exclusively males  insight body dysmorphic disorder varies  may recognize beliefs perceived flaws may excessive true  think true  absolutely convinced they're true  convinced beliefs  distress disruption may experience life
body dysmorphic disorder