Abdominoplasty and its effect on body image, self-Esteem, and mental health

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-10

  De Brito, Maria José Azevedo ^a   Nahas, Fábio Xerfan ^a   Barbosa, Marcus Vinicius Jardini ^a   Dini, Gal Moreira ^a   Kimura, Alexandro Kenji ^a   Farah, Andréia Bufoni ^a   Ferreira, Lydia Masako ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

abdominal wall; body image; mental health; plastic surgery; quality of life; self concept

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 77954243010     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181bc30f7     Document Type: Article

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