Aesthetic outcomes after surgical repair of pectus excavatum in females: Differences between patients and professional evaluators.
CONCLUSIONS: Surgical correction of pectus excavatum in female patients positively influences body perception and psychological well-being. It should therefore not be considered as a merely aesthetic correction, but as an important procedure to restore a patient's self-perception.
PMID: 32203989 [PubMed]
Source: Archives of Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Arch Plast Surg Source Type: research
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