While individuals with PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and illness anxiety disorder may be at increased risk for various negative outcomes, none would be a contraindication to cosmetic surgery. There is little evidence to support the success of cosmetic surgery in individuals with BDD, leading many to consider surgery in this population a contraindication due to legal and personal-safety issues.

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