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Psychosocial Factors Within the

Realm of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hilary McCord, PA-Shilarymccord@uky.edu

 Advisor: Professor Powdrill

Spring 2008

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My Audience

Plastic Surgery

Psychiatry

Dermatology Primary Care

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Growth of the Industry   American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports

~ 11 million aesthetic procedures were performedin 2006.

NONSURGICAL

BotoxRestylane

Microdermabrasion

SURGICAL

Breast Augmentation #1Rhinoplasty

Liposuction

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Breast Augmentation #1

330,000 in 2006

55% increase since 2000

Expected to increase in the future due tothe FDA reapproval of silicone implants

Invention of the “Gummy Bear” implant 

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Growth of the industry: Why?

Sociocultural theories emphasize the

interaction of the mass media and cultural

ideas of beauty with notions of Self-Ideal

Discrepancy and Social ComparisonTheory.

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Influence of Reality T.V.

Crockett (2007)

concludes 4 out of 5

patients reported

plastic surgery RealityT.V. directly

influenced them to

pursue an elective

cosmetic procedure.

Didie (2003) reports

70% of cosmetic

breast augmentation

patients studied,endorsed T.V. as a

significant source of

knowledge for the

procedure.

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Influence of Reality T.V.

In 2005, the American Medical Association issued anamendment to its constitution and bylaws addressing

concerns arising from reality television programs’

influence on patient expectations regarding medicalcare and standards to guide physicians’ participation

in such programs

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Breast Augmentation

Psychiatric Disorders: yet, another

prevalent factor:

Sarwer (2003) reports 40% of women

seeking breast augmentation were under

the care of a mental health provider. Meningaud (2001) similar results

A f h B

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 Assessment of the Breast

 Augmentation Candidate:

the PA’s Role 

Identify the motivating factors for the

intervention and expectations of thesurgical outcome

Recognize Body Dysmorphic Disorder and

consult with Mental Health Services Elicit a psychiatric history to determine risk

for post-operative suicide

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Identify Motivating Factors to have

Breast Augmentation

Body Image

Dissatisfaction

may be theprimary

motivational

factor (Cash1996)

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Identify Motivating Factors to have

Breast Augmentation

Valence is the measure of the importance

of body image to a person’s self -esteem.

 Value is the degree of dissatisfaction with

one’s appearance.

Breast augmentation patients have high

valence and high value. (Sarwer, 1998b)

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

DSM-IV (ICD-10:F45.2)

Extreme body image dissatisfaction

 A psychiatric illness of perceived ugliness

 Absolute contraindication for breast

augmentation or any cosmetic surgery

 Avoid litigation

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B d D hi Di d

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder:

Recognize It and

Consult Mental Health 15% of cosmetic surgery patients

2% general population

57% of BDD patients attempt suicide

Patient’s treatment of choice: mo’ surgery 

Psychiatrist’s treatment of choice: SSRIsand Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Post-operative Suicide: the

importance of a psychiatric history

Six international epidemiological studies

have found an unexpected relationship

between cosmetic breast augmentationand suicide

(Brinton, 2001) (Koot, 2003) (Pukkala, 2003) (Jacobson, 2004)

(Brinton, 2006) (Villeneuve, 2006).

Designed to investigate overall mortality inwomen who underwent breast

augmentation.

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Death by suicide associated with:

Breast augmentation vs. other forms of cosmeticsurgery

Older age at implantation >40 years old Women who had their implants for longer

periods of time

History of psychiatric hospitalization with breast

augmentation vs. other forms of plastic surgery Suicide rate approximately twice that expected

from estimates of the general population.

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Conclusion

The aesthetic plastic surgery PA:

must be aware of the influence television

and western culture has on a patient’s

desire to invasively alter their appearance

has the duty to ameliorate the patient’s

body dissatisfaction with surgical

intervention while providing info on

benefits and risks of the procedure.

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Conclusion

The aesthetic plastic surgery PA:

should decide the appropriateness for

surgery on a case-by-case basis and

include collaboration with Mental Health

should consider results of existing studies

on suicide’s link to breast augmentation.

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Conclusion

The plastic surgery physician assistant

has the right to refuse a surgical

intervention if it is perceived as causing

future harm to the patient

PRIMUM NON NOCERE

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For Fun

 Association of Plastic Surgery Physician

 Assistants www.apspa.net 

BDD VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfcohe

wREYc 

Reality TV and Cosmetic Surgery VIDEO

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20068105/ 

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