Cosmetic Breast Augmentation and Suicide
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Cosmetic Breast Augmentation and Suicide
David B. Sarwer, Ph.D.,
Gregory K. Brown, Ph.D. and
Dwight L. Evans, M.D.
OBJECTIVE: This article discusses the unexpected relationship
between cosmetic breast implants and suicide that has been found
in six epidemiological investigations completed in the last
several years.
METHOD: The epidemiological studies are reviewed.
RESULTS: Across the six studies, the suicide rate of women who
received cosmetic breast implants is approximately twice the
expected rate based on estimates of the general population.
Although the first study of this issue suggested that the rate
of suicide among women with breast implants was greater than
that of women who underwent other forms of cosmetic surgery,
the largest and most recent investigation in this area found
no difference in the rate of suicide between these two groups
of women.
CONCLUSIONS: The higher-than-expected suicide rate
among women with cosmetic breast implants warrants further research.
In the absence of additional information on the relationship,
women interested in breast augmentation who present with a history
of psychopathology or those who are suspected by the plastic
surgeon of having some form of psychopathology should undergo
a mental health consultation before surgery.
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