scholarly journals THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT IN WOMEN AFTER MASTECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT IMMEDIATE MAMMARY RECONSTRUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 112-116
Author(s):  
Bárbara Torquato Alves ◽  
Antonio Marlos Duarte de Melo ◽  
Sâmia Israele Braz Do Nascimento ◽  
José Maria Sousa Neto ◽  
Itamar Alves Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Psychological Factor ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Body Self ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Breast cancer is a very common pathology in the female environment, being the second largest cause of neoplasia in Brazil. Surgical treatment with mastectomy is seen as resolving in most cases, but breast reconstruction is crucial for improving the psychological aspects of the patient, since the removal of the breast without the oncoplastic can trigger emotional, stress and sadness problems. Breast reconstruction may be immediate, when performed in the postoperative period of the mastectomy, or late, when performed at any time postoperatively. The mastectomy, in isolation, can leave the patient with visible scars, aesthetic deformities in the breasts, causing greater psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, panic syndrome, distortion of body self-image, as well as sexual dysfunctions. Thus, there are still gaps in knowledge in the analysis of the psychological impact and, of course, new researches that analyze the psychological factor in mastectomized women with and without immediate breast reconstruction are crucial to better work the moment of vulnerability that these patients are going through. Keywords: Mastectomy; Breast cancer; Oncoplastic; Breast reconstruction; Psychological problems.

The Psychological Impact of Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Women with Early Breast Cancer

1984 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Stevens ◽  
Mary H. McGrath ◽  
Richard G. Druss ◽  
Sven J. Kister ◽  
Frank E. Gump ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction

The Psychological Impact of Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Women with Early Breast Cancer

1984 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Stevens ◽  
Mary H. McGrath ◽  
Richard G. Druss ◽  
Sven J. Kister ◽  
Frank E. Gump ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Feasibility of Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 671-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Newman ◽  
Henry M. Kuerer ◽  
Kelly K. Hunt ◽  
Frederick C. Ames ◽  
Merrick I. Ross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Advanced Breast Cancer ◽  
Locally Advanced Breast Cancer ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Advanced Breast

Emotional expectations reported by hospitalized women in southeastern Brazil before being submitted to mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction: A clinical-qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s507-s507
Author(s):  
G.L. Almeida ◽  
R.M.C. Sena ◽  
V.L.P. Alves ◽  
C. Cardoso-Filho ◽  
E.R. Turato
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immediate Reconstruction ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Health Assistant ◽  
The Aesthetic

IntroductionBreast cancer is a type that more affects female population in the world. Surgical indication, present in most cases, is a mutilating procedure and mentally traumatic for majority of women subjected. Thus, immediate breast reconstruction, which is the choice to rebuild the breast during the mastectomy surgery, is an alternative to reduce discomforts associated with loss of the breast, in addition to being associated potentially with improved emotional and psychosocial quality of life.ObjectiveTo discuss, from psychological viewpoint, the emotional expectations about surgical results of a planned mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction, reported by women with breast cancer treated in a university hospital in Campinas, state of São Paulo.MethodQualitative design, particularized in the clinical-qualitative method, adequate to health assistant settings, using the semi-directed interview with open-ended questions in-depth, fully transcribed and after submitted to content clinical-qualitative analysis. Intentional sample closed by criterion of information theoretical saturation with 12 sequential participants.ResultsAmongst the emergent categories from free-floating readings, we have chosen the following to presentation:.–The desire of healing above expectations of the aesthetic aspects;–The perception of the surgical approach predominantly with aesthetic effects;–The desire of a contra-lateral healthy breast withdrawal, too.ConclusionsFace the proposal of mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, days before the surgery, women reported to be well emotionally organized for the procedure, although in different ways. This occurs probably due to emotional meanings built by many experiences from their psychological histories, as well as from values provided by the socio-cultural environments.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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