ArticleAesthetic surgery journal2024
Correlation Between Medically Diagnosed Anxiety and Depression Disorder and Self-Reported Breast Implant Illness.
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- Psychological Disorder and Patient Satisfaction in Aesthetic Surgery-A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Breast Implant Illness: Symptoms, Outcomes with Explantation and Potential Etiologies-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic biocompatibility assessment of 4-µm surface silicone implants.Biomaterials and biosystems · 2026Article
- A Long-Term Single-Center Study: Motivations and Strategies in Implant Management for Breast Augmentation Revision Surgery.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- From Hashtags to Health Narratives: A Content Analysis of Breast Implant Illness on TikTok.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical Management of Breast Implant Illness and Breast Implant-Associated Somatic Symptom Disorder (BIA-SSD): Case Examples of Treatment Options.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- The Occurrence of Health Symptoms in General Practice Before and After the Explantation of Cosmetic Breast Implants.Aesthetic surgery journal · 2025Article
- The Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Findings Consistent With a Breast Implant Associated-Somatic Symptom Disorder (BIA-SSD).Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Findings Consistent with a Breast Implant-associated Somatic System Disorder (BIA-SSD) Among Patients Self-reporting Breast Implant Illness.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnxiety disorders, both with and without comorbid depression, are widespread globally. In this study we investigate the intersection of anxiety, depression, and self-reported breast implant illness (BII) in females undergoing aesthetic breast surgery.
objectivesThe objective of our research was to enhance understanding about mental health history, psychotropic medication use, and its relation to BII symptoms.
methodsA cohort of 240 consecutive female patients undergoing elective breast surgery was studied. In the study we categorized patients by groups based on the presence of self-reported BII symptoms and the type of breast surgery performed. Mental health history, psychotropic medication use, and time spent in treatment for mental illness were scrutinized. Statistical analyses were conducted, including multiple regression analysis.
resultsResults revealed that patients with self-reported BII symptoms often had a preexisting anxiety/depression disorder treated medically before obtaining breast implants, and this disorder predicted the occurrence of BII symptoms. These patients tended to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression at a younger age, initiate medication therapy earlier, take more medications for their condition, and spend more time in therapy compared with others undergoing elective breast surgery.
conclusionsImplications of this study highlight the need for comprehensive counseling between plastic surgeons and patients with self-reported BII symptoms. Understanding the role of anxiety/depression in the pathogenesis of self-reported BII is crucial, and collaboration with psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can ensure improved supportive care. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the psychological aspects surrounding breast implant surgery and self-reported BII and emphasize the importance of preoperative mental health assessments in appropriate patient selection for elective breast surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3:
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