Reduction mammaplasty improves levels of anxiety, depression and body image satisfaction in patients with symptomatic macromastia in the short and long term

• Main Authors: Esther Pérez-Panzano (Author), Ana Gascón-Catalán (Author), Ramón Sousa-Domínguez (Author), Patricia Carrera-Lasfuentes (Author), Javier García-Campayo (Author), Antonio Güemes-Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the psychological consequences (anxiety, depression and body image dissatisfaction) of symptomatic macromastia and the effectiveness of breast reduction surgery in re-establishing the mental health of the patient in the short and long term. Method: 119 patients over 18 years o...