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Abstract

AIMS:

A retrospective analysis of the psychological advantages of immediate reconstruction (IR) against delayed reconstruction (DR).

METHODS:

A total of 121 patients who underwent different types of breast reconstruction were seen in the follow-up clinic and assessed for: anxiety, depression, body image, self-esteem, sexuality and satisfaction.

RESULTS:

Ninety-five percent of the patients who had IR preferred this technique and 76% of the DR group would have preferred IR. Anxiety and depression were decreased and body image, self-esteem and sexual feeling of attractiveness and satisfaction were significantly superior in the IR group compared with that of the DR group.

CONCLUSION:

Patients who had immediate reconstruction recalled less distress and had better psychosocial well being than those who had delayed reconstruction.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	breast cancer; breast reconstruction; delayed; immediate; psychology.
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
Depositing User:	Jil Fairclough
Date Deposited:	30 Apr 2012 09:00
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2012 16:56
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7568

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