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

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Published: Jul 6, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14295/aimj.v2i4.37

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Bárbara Torquato Alves
Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.
Antonio Marlos Duarte de Melo
City Hall of Custodia, Custodia, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Sâmia Israele Braz do Nascimento
Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.
José Maria Sousa Neto
Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.
Itamar Alves Araújo
Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.
Teresa Manuela Oliveira Puentes
Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.
Patrícia Sobral Luna Quidute
Institute of Mama of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Abstract

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.

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Alves, B. T., Melo, A. M. D. de, do Nascimento, S. I. B., Sousa Neto, J. M., Araújo, I. A., Puentes, T. M. O., & Quidute, P. S. L. (2018). THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT IN WOMEN AFTER MASTECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT IMMEDIATE MAMMARY RECONSTRUCTION. Amadeus International Multidisciplinary Journal, 2(4), 112–116. https://doi.org/10.14295/aimj.v2i4.37
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Author Biographies

Bárbara Torquato Alves, Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.


Antonio Marlos Duarte de Melo, City Hall of Custodia, Custodia, Pernambuco, Brazil.

City Hall of Custodia, Custodia, Pernambuco, Brazil.

 

Sâmia Israele Braz do Nascimento, Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

José Maria Sousa Neto, Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Itamar Alves Araújo, Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Teresa Manuela Oliveira Puentes, Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Faculty of Medicine Estacio of Juazeiro do Norte, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Patrícia Sobral Luna Quidute, Institute of Mama of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

Institute of Mama of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

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