Li J, Wang HM, Jiang Y, Liu ZN, He BH. Change in self-image pressure level before and after autologous fat breast augmentation and its effect on social adaptability. World J Psychiatry 2024; 14(6): 920-929 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i6.920]
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Jian Li, MD, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, No. 88 Health Road, Weihui City, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China. lijian811009@163.com
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Psychiatry
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Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2024; 14(6): 920-929 Published online Jun 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i6.920
Change in self-image pressure level before and after autologous fat breast augmentation and its effect on social adaptability
Jian Li, Hui-Min Wang, Yang Jiang, Zhen-Nan Liu, Bai-Hui He
Jian Li, Yang Jiang, Zhen-Nan Liu, Bai-Hui He, Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China
Hui-Min Wang, Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Li J conceived and designed this research; Li J and Wang HM wrote the manuscript; Jiang Y, Liu ZN, and He BH collected and organized the materials.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, No. EC-020-007.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent before study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The survey data used in this study can be obtained from the corresponding author upon request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jian Li, MD, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, No. 88 Health Road, Weihui City, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China. lijian811009@163.com
Received: February 21, 2024 Revised: April 15, 2024 Accepted: May 7, 2024 Published online: June 19, 2024 Processing time: 119 Days and 3.2 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
There is an increasingly strong demand for appearance and physical beauty in social life, marriage, and other aspects with the development of society and the improvement of material living standards. An increasing number of people have improved their appearance and physical shape through aesthetic plastic surgery. The female breast plays a significant role in physical beauty, and droopy or atrophied breasts can frequently lead to psychological inferiority and lack of confidence in women. This, in turn, can affect their mental health and quality of life.
AIM
To analyze preoperative and postoperative self-image pressure-level changes of autologous fat breast augmentation patients and their impact on social adaptability.
METHODS
We selected 160 patients who underwent autologous fat breast augmentation at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from January 2020 to December 2022 using random sampling method. The general information, self-image pressure level, and social adaptability of the patients were investigated using a basic information survey, body image self-assessment scale, and social adaptability scale. The self-image pressure-level changes and their effects on the social adaptability of patients before and after autologous fat breast augmentation were analyzed.
RESULTS
We collected 142 valid questionnaires. The single-factor analysis results showed no statistically significant difference in the self-image pressure level and social adaptability score of patients with different ages, marital status, and monthly income. However, there were significant differences in social adaptability among patients with different education levels and employment statuses. The correlation analysis results revealed a significant correlation between the self-image pressure level and social adaptability score before and after surgery. Multiple factors analysis results showed that the degree of concern caused by appearance in self-image pressure, the degree of possible behavioral intervention, the related distress caused by body image, and the influence of body image on social life influenced the social adaptability of autologous fat breast augmentation patients.
CONCLUSION
The self-image pressure on autologous fat breast augmentation patients is inversely proportional to their social adaptability.
Core Tip: We selected a random clinical sample for a questionnaire survey of patients undergoing autologous fat breast augmentation. A body image disturbance questionnaire and Self-report Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale were used to evaluate the self-image stress level and social adaptability of the patients, and a validity test of the questionnaire showed that it had high reliability. The results of the questionnaire showed that the preoperative self-image stress level and social adaptability score of the patients were generally high, and there was a correlation between the two. The self-image pressure was relieved, and the social maladjustment was significantly reduced.
