Breast augmentation improves self-image – and sex lives!
There’s a study in this month’s journal ‘Plastic Surgery Nursing’ from the University of Florida reporting on several indices of patients’ self-image improvements after breast augmentation surgery.
The study included 84 women who were 21 to 57 years old, assessing their perceptions of self-esteem and sexuality before and several months after cosmetic breast augmentation. Responses were recorded with two widely accepted scientific scales to measure self-esteem and sexuality, which assess domains of sexual function, such as sexual arousal, satisfaction, experience and attitudes.
The average self-esteem score increased from 20.7 to 24.9 on a 30-point scale, and their average female sexual function score increased from 27.2 to 31.4 on a 36-point index. Of note, after the procedure, there were substantial increases in ratings of sexual desire (a 78.6 percent increase from initial scores), arousal (81 percent increase) and satisfaction (57 percent increase).
The study’s author is Dr. Cynthia Figueroa-Haas CRNP, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida’s College of Nursing
