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Surgical Treatments of Obesity
Published in Ruth Chambers, Paula Stather, Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care, 2022
Those in primary and secondary care teams should anticipate the effects of surgery and try to prepare individuals beforehand and provide both physical and psychological care and support in the peri-operative period. Patients will experience alterations in their body image and self-esteem and changes in how they are viewed by their spouse, friends, relatives and the public. Usually these associated physical changes, along with the improvement or resolution of comorbidities, have a very positive reinforcing effect. Some may initially perceive that they may have problems coming to terms with the loss of personal freedom to eat and drink anything they want, to go out and enjoy a meal without restriction and the possible unwanted side effects of discomfort and vomiting. However, when they experience the real benefits of weight loss, the majority wish that they had had their surgery much earlier.
The Psychological Approach: The Healing Power of Image and Comprehensive Assistance to Cancer Patients
Published in Paloma Tejero, Hernán Pinto, Aesthetic Treatments for the Oncology Patient, 2020
The interest in studies on body image and aesthetic care in patients with cancer is growing. We must not forget that the human being is primarily visual. The image has a universal value that positions, locates, and distinguishes us. We are biologically programmed to perceive the world in this way, and as a consequence, an aesthetic model is imposed that generates great social pressure, especially to certain strata of the population such as women, adolescents, and young people. Undoubtedly, the concern for body image also transcends the world of health and disease, both physical and mental [1,2].
Nipple-areola complex reconstruction
Published in Steven J. Kronowitz, John R. Benson, Maurizio B. Nava, Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Management of the Breast, 2020
Steven J. Kronowitz, John R. Benson, Maurizio B. Nava
The final stage of breast reconstruction is formation of a nipple-areola complex and often this involves artificial coloration of a permanent nature. The overall appearance of the nipple area can be greatly enhanced by using safe and reliable tattooing techniques applied at the end of a patient’s surgical journey. Techniques for three-dimensional tattooing have gained popularity due to their simplicity and excellent outcomes. Improved body image provides a psychological boost and can help ameliorate problems with sexual relationships and increase self-confidence.1,2 Nipple-areola tattooing is not a medical treatment, but rather an art form and therefore should be approached from an aesthetic and artistic perspective.3–5
Parental and media influence on body image and depression: the mediational role of self-concept clarity
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Jihye Seo, Ji-yeon Lee, Kristen Wesbecher
Negative body image or dissatisfaction with one’s body,1 has been linked to physical and mental health problems, including eating disorders,2,3 obesity,4 low self-esteem,5–7 and depression.8 In addition, negative body image has been implicated in potentially unhealthy weight-maintenance/body shaping behaviors, such as calorie restriction, excessive exercise, and steroid use.9–11 Thus, body dissatisfaction has emerged as a significant aspect of physical and mental health for men9 and women12 alike. Given such significance, considerable research have broadened our understanding of sociocultural and psychological processes that may lead to negative body image and its consequences (i.e., depression).
Sexual minority young adults’ perspectives on how minority stress and other factors negatively affect self-esteem: a qualitative interview study
Published in International Review of Psychiatry, 2022
Livia Bridge, Patrick Smith, Katharine A. Rimes
Current findings also support previous research which has consistently found that body image dissatisfaction predicts lower self-esteem in adolescence and emerging adulthood within the general population (Tiggemann, 2005; von Soest et al., 2016). Appearance is one domain where previous research has found that young gay men place more contingency for their self-worth compared to heterosexual young men (Pachankis & Hatzenbuehler, 2013). Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders are also more prevalent in gay young men compared to heterosexual young men and there is evidence that body dissatisfaction is associated with lower self-esteem in this population in both directions (Boroughs et al., 2010; Gil, 2007; McArdle & Hill, 2009). The current study findings suggest that self-esteem might be adversely affected by perceived ideals related to body image in sexual minority individuals with other gender and sexual identities too. For example, young women in this study discussed concern over the ideal of appearing more ‘femme’ as a lesbian young woman. For polysexual identities, where young adults here reported a perceived failure to meet both heterosexual and LGBTQ + appearance standards, the impact on self-esteem could be twofold. The role of social media in promoting unrealistic body image ideals was highlighted by participants in this study.
Psychosocial impact of hidradenitis suppurativa: a practical guide for clinicians
Published in Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2022
Maximillian A. Weigelt, Sara F. Milrad, Joslyn R. S. Kirby, Hadar Lev-Tov
Body image as a construct pertains to perceptions, attitudes, cognitions, affect, and awareness of one’s body (35,36). The umbrella term of body image is composed of multiple interrelated, yet distinct domains. Psychometric analysis of the 35-item Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ) highlights body acceptance, vitality, self-aggrandizement, physical contact and sexual fulfillment as domains (35). Body image is correlated with mental health and quality of life (35,37–39). Negative body image is both a cause and effect of psychological issues and comorbidities (35,40–42). It consistently correlates with common psychiatric disorders and with psychological maladjustment in non-clinical samples. It is particularly relevant to psychiatric disorders with appearance-related body image concerns (35) such as body dysmorphic disorder, which patients with disfiguring dermatologic conditions (e.g. HS) are at greater risk of developing (6). Cutaneous body image (CBI), which describes a person’s mental perception of the appearance of their integumentary system, may be relevant to HS (43,44). CBI affects individuals’ quality of life and can cause significant morbidity from dermatologic disorders; CBI dissatisfaction is correlated with self-injury, self-induced dermatoses and suicide (44). The disfiguring nature of HS lesions and the inflammation implicated in the pathogenesis of this disorder may both independently and synergistically contribute to the markedly increased negative body image experienced by HS patients (8,16,41).