Cynthia Figueroa-Haas, a clinical assistant professor at the University Of Florida College Of Nursing, is one such person. She has been instrumental in a survey carried out on women who have had breast augmentation surgery (the findings are published in the January/March issue of Plastic Surgical Nursing).
The study established a direct relationship between breast augmentation and a marked improvement in self-esteem and sexuality found in 84 women. Figueroa-Haas says, “This procedure does change women's psychosocial issues. There are differences [in life satisfaction] between people with good and poor self-esteem.”
Placing her finger on the sexuality problem, Cynthia thinks augmenting one’s breasts simply plays the function of a feminity booster just as how Viagra does it for masculinity.
Regardless, in a vein that reiterates a professional plastic surgeon’s advice Cynthia says, “If you have underlying psychological issues, don't run out and see a plastic surgeon. These issues have to be addressed first.”
At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we impart this very same advice to breast surgery candidates who come in for a consultation. Our intense screening process checks and advises people who might have a deep-rooted emotional or psychological problem associated with their cosmetic surgery.
