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Have you ever wished that you had a nicer nose? A more dashing smile, perhaps like your favorite actor? Or smooth silky hair like your favorite actress? Rest assured, these are all normal human thoughts. However, some individuals do cross the line of common human vanity with a psychological disorder known as body dysmorphic disorder….

Let’s have a look at a scenario: Ms. Kathaleeya is a seventeen-year-old high school student who was brought to the hospital by her mother. Her mother explains to the emergency room doctor that her daughter fainted at ballet rehearsal. Ms. Kathaleeya’s loss of consciousness was brief, and once she regained consciousness she displayed no signs…