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Breast reduction alleviates depression and anxiety and restores self-esteem : a prospective randomised clinical trial . Of women who seek reduction mammaplasty , up to a third have pathological degrees of anxiety or depression , or both . The psychological aspect of reduction mammaplasty is therefore an important consideration . We did a prospective randomised clinical trial to see how reduction mammaplasty affected macromastia patients ' depression , anxiety , and self-esteem . Eighty-two patients were randomised , 40 to have the operation , and 42 patients to conservative treatment . Both groups were followed for six months . The patients completed the RBDI questionnaire ( Raitasalo 's modification of the short form of the Beck Depression Inventory ) . Twenty-nine patients in the operated group and 35 patients in the conservative group completed the study . At the second examination , the patients who had been operated on , had significantly less depression ( p < 0.01 ) and better self-esteem ( p=0.03 ) than the conservative group . The proportions of depressed ( p < 0.01 ) and anxious ( p=0.04 ) patients were also smaller in the group who were operated on . There is significantly less depression and anxiety after reduction mammaplasty , and patients ' self-esteem is restored .
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Intervention_Surgical
Breast reduction
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Intervention_Surgical
reduction mammaplasty
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Intervention_Surgical
reduction mammaplasty
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Intervention_Surgical
mammaplasty
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Outcome_Mental
depression and anxiety
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Outcome_Mental
self-esteem
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety or depression
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Outcome_Mental
psychological aspect
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Outcome_Mental
depression , anxiety
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Outcome_Mental
self-esteem
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Outcome_Mental
RBDI questionnaire ( Raitasalo 's modification of the short form of the Beck Depression Inventory )
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Outcome_Mental
better self-esteem
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Outcome_Mental
depressed
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Outcome_Mental
anxious
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Outcome_Mental
depression
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety
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Outcome_Mental
self-esteem
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Participant_Sex
women
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Participant_Condition
reduction mammaplasty
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Participant_Condition
anxiety
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Participant_Condition
depression
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Participant_Sample-size
Eighty-two