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Improvement of physical and psychological symptoms after breast reduction

M Rogliani1, P Gentile, L Labardi

  • 1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery : JPRAS
|October 28, 2008
PubMed

This study suggests that women who underwent breast reduction showed a significant improvement in both physical and psychological symptoms associated with macromastia and in their overall quality of life, 12 months postoperatively. Comparing pre- with postoperative scores obtained with the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination Self-Report (BDDE-SR23), the Short Form-36 Health Survey and the Symptom Inventory Questionnaire, the study objectively proves that breast reduction increases patient's satisfaction with their body image and improves their lives from both a psychological and relational point of view.

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