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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 6/2015

01-12-2015 | Original Article

Sexuality in Aesthetic Breast Surgery

Authors: Paulo Afonso Monteiro Pacheco Guimarães, Vanessa Contato Lopes Resende, Miguel Sabino Neto, Caroline Lumy Seito, Maria José Azevedo de Brito, Luiz Eduardo Felipe Abla, Daniela Francescato Veiga, Lydia Masako Ferreira

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 6/2015

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Abstract

Background

The breasts are important for a woman’s psychological well-being, which may be negatively affected by distortions of breast size and shape. Improvements in self-esteem and sexuality are important psychological factors associated with motivation for cosmetic surgery. Mammaplasty is among the most sought-after and performed cosmetic procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of aesthetic breast surgery on a woman’s sexuality.

Methods

This study was conducted in a plastic surgery clinic of a hospital university in Brazil, between 2009 and 2012. Forty-six patients with hypomastia and 30 patients with breast hypertrophy, who expressed the desire for aesthetic breast surgery, were selected for the study. The patients were assessed preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively using the sexual quotient-Female version scale (QS-F). The QS-F is a validated Brazilian questionnaire to assess sexual function. It contains ten items covering five domains of female sexual function: desire and interest, foreplay, excitement and harmony, comfort, and orgasm and satisfaction. Higher QS-F scores indicate better sexual functioning.

Results

There was a significant increase in the mean total QS-F score after surgery in both groups (p < 0.001). No significant improvement in desire and comfort was reported by patients who underwent breast augmentation and in comfort by patients who underwent breast reduction. Improvement in sexuality after surgery was observed in both groups, which is consistent with the literature.

Conclusion

Aesthetic breast surgery has a positive impact on the sexuality of patients.

Level of Evidence IV

This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.​springer.​com/​00266.
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Metadata
Title
Sexuality in Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Authors
Paulo Afonso Monteiro Pacheco Guimarães
Vanessa Contato Lopes Resende
Miguel Sabino Neto
Caroline Lumy Seito
Maria José Azevedo de Brito
Luiz Eduardo Felipe Abla
Daniela Francescato Veiga
Lydia Masako Ferreira
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-015-0574-9

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