ABSTRACT
Embodiment can also extend to a prosthetic limb, which somehow becomes integrated into the person's sense of self. The notion of a phantom limb has been much written about in the literature. People seeking surgery on account of perceived ugliness are rarely satisfied with any treatment received. A sense of one's own ugliness is intrinsically intertwined with one's body image. Body image can be divided into three areas: body reality, body ideal, and body presentation. If a person is extensively preoccupied with a perceived defect or defects in his appearance, which present to the outside eye as imperceptible or nothing more than a normal physical variation, and if he experiences related distress for more than an hour each day, he might be diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Unsurprisingly, people diagnosed with BDD frequently avoid public situations and intimacy. Self-imposed social isolation is a common component of the lives of people experiencing such distress over their physical appearance.
