Subject(s)
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Temporomandibular Joint/anatomy & histology , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/diagnosis , Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome/diagnosis , Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome/surgeryABSTRACT
In a follow-up study, 19 small-busted women who had received a cosmetic augmentation mammaplasty were contrasted with 20 small-busted control wornen and 19 average-busted control women. The augmented women showed much greater happiness with their breast, an improved body image, and more daring and revealing dress. Basic personality traits, self-concept, and the frequency of various activities were unchanged.
ABSTRACT
The results of a study, contrasting 28 women seeking cosmetic breast augmentation with 28 small-busted control women and 28 average-busted controls, suggest the average woman desiring surgical breast augmentation is as psychologically stable as other women. She differs from other women only in limited areas--primarily in her negative evaluation of her breasts and her greater emphasis on dress and physical attractiveness.
