Apparently, implants don’t just increase booby acreage anymore — they’re also instrumental in increasing self-esteem, according to a University of Florida study.
WebMd.com reports:
Cynthia Figueroa-Haas, PhD, clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, advertised for volunteers in the offices of cosmetic plastic surgeons. Eighty-four women completed questionnaires on self-esteem and sexuality before and after cosmetic breast augmentation surgery.Overall, the women didn’t have particularly low self-esteem or particularly poor sexual function prior to surgery. But both aspects of their lives significantly improved after they got breast implants.
“They were already OK with self-esteem and sexuality — they just wanted larger breasts,” Figueroa-Haas tells WebMD. “They got increased levels of self-esteem and sexuality.”
Figueroa-Haas bristles at the idea that it’s frivolous for women to want to improve their body image. Body image, she says, is an important factor in a woman’s self-esteem.
“A lot of people consider plastic surgery a procedure that doesn’t need to be done. They say women should stay with their bodies and what God gave them and be satisfied. I don’t agree,” she says. “This procedure does change women’s psychosocial issues. There are differences [in life satisfaction] between people with good and poor self-esteem.”
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