Growing pains: the psychological experience of breast reconstruction with tissue expansion. Annals of plastic surgery. [Ann Plast Surg] Journal article

Title	Growing pains: the psychological experience of breast reconstruction with tissue expansion.
Author(s)	Goin MK, Goin JM
Institution	Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Source	Ann Plast Surg 1988 Sep; 21(3):217-22.
MeSH	Adjustment Disorders Adult Body Image Breast Breast Neoplasms Female Humans Mastectomy Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Prostheses and Implants Psychological Tests Surgery, Plastic Surgical Flaps
Abstract	The efficacy of tissue expanders in providing additional skin and muscle for breast reconstruction has been demonstrated convincingly and repeatedly. This had led to the increasing use of this technique for certain women desiring reconstruction of the breast following mastectomy for cancer. We report on the psychological experiences of 10 women who underwent breast reconstruction by means of tissue expansion.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Case Reports Journal Article
PubMed ID	3223700

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