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doi: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.4.133.
Body image and the breast: the psychological wound
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- DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.4.133
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Body image and the breast: the psychological wound
J Wound Care.
2010 Apr.
Abstract
Breast reconstruction or cosmetic surgery inevitably results in an altered body image. An awareness of the effects of such surgery on the patient's body image, and thus quality of life, is as important as treating the physiological wound.
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