Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2024; 14(6): 920-929
Published online Jun 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i6.920
Change in self-image pressure level before and after autologous fat breast augmentation and its effect on social adaptability
Jian Li, Hui-Min Wang, Yang Jiang, Zhen-Nan Liu, Bai-Hui He
Jian Li, Yang Jiang, Zhen-Nan Liu, Bai-Hui He, Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China
Hui-Min Wang, Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Li J conceived and designed this research; Li J and Wang HM wrote the manuscript; Jiang Y, Liu ZN, and He BH collected and organized the materials.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, No. EC-020-007.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent before study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The survey data used in this study can be obtained from the corresponding author upon request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jian Li, MD, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, No. 88 Health Road, Weihui City, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China. lijian811009@163.com
Received: February 21, 2024
Revised: April 15, 2024
Accepted: May 7, 2024
Published online: June 19, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We selected a random clinical sample for a questionnaire survey of patients undergoing autologous fat breast augmentation. A body image disturbance questionnaire and Self-report Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale were used to evaluate the self-image stress level and social adaptability of the patients, and a validity test of the questionnaire showed that it had high reliability. The results of the questionnaire showed that the preoperative self-image stress level and social adaptability score of the patients were generally high, and there was a correlation between the two. The self-image pressure was relieved, and the social maladjustment was significantly reduced.