FACTITIOUS DISORDERS IN PLASTIC-SURGERY

The therapy of factitious disorders is a challenge for the treating su rgeon. Only a clear understanding of the underlying causes and a good doctor-patient relationship make a successful outcome possible. Discus sion about a confrontation of the patient with the diagnosis and the b est made of treatment is still in progress. Early diagnosis and the co operation between surgeons and psychiatrists are the most important pa rts of dealing with factitious disorders. This article gives an overvi ew of symptoms and therapies. Six case reports demonstrate possibiliti es of the disorder's appearance.