Most individuals with BDD are concerned about more than one aspect of their appearance, usually 2 or 3 different features. The extreme dissatisfaction is not universal; BDD does not reflect general over concern about appearance. Most BDD patients have some aspects of their appearance that they think are fine or even attractive and other areas they don't like, but are not severally distressed about.
Over three-quarters of BDD patients dislike something about their face or head (such as their skin, hair or facial features), but the concerns can be about any part of the body. Concerns can be very specific or general; some patients just believe that something is very wrong with their face or body, but are not sure what.
| Skin | Acne/pimples/rashes, scarring, freckles, skin tone/color, texture, lines, wrinkles, too loose or tight, puffy or sunken; concerns can be about the skin on their face or body. |
| Hair | Thinning, balding, too fine or coarse, too straight, curly or frizzy, dull color; body hair can be too much, too little or too dark |
| Nose | Too big or small, too wide or narrow, too long or short, too big a bump or too turned up, asymmetrical |
| Eyes, Eyelids | Color or shape of eye, too big or small, protruding or too deeply set, too slanted (up or down), droopy eye lids, wrinkles, unattractive folds |
| Teeth | Discolored, too big, too small, protruding, crooked |
| Face (general) | Too big or small, too round or narrow, too long, asymmetrical, ugly, deformed, just doesn't come together |
| Lips | Too thin, too big, asymmetrical, discolored, age lines |
| Chin | Too weak, too prominent, too wide or narrow, too long, asymmetrical |
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Body build/ Bone structure |
Too big or small, too muscular (females), slight, not muscular enough (males); out of proportion, asymmetrical |
| Stomach | Too fat, protruding, soft |
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Breasts/Chest /Nipples |
Too small or big, deformed, asymmetrical |
| Arms | Too skinny or fat, too flabby, too short or long |
| Hands, fingers | Too large or small, too fat, ugly |
| Genitals | Ugly, discolored, asymmetrical; too small (males) |
| Buttocks | Too big or small, too high or low, flabby, flat |
| Thighs | Too big or small, too muscular, too soft, cellulite |
| Legs (overall) | Too big (fat/muscular), too short or long, one longer than the other |
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