Postreconstructive Surgery: Healing the Psychological Self
Definition and Scope of Postreconstructive Surgery Postreconstructive surgery, often abbreviated as PRS, represents a specialized and essential phase of treatment performed following an initial, primary reconstructive procedure. This secondary intervention is not typically considered a failure of the initial surgery, but rather a necessary step in the continuum of care designed to achieve the most […]
Prophylactic Surgery: The Psychology of Preventing Risk
Defining Prophylactic Surgery and Its Context Prophylactic surgery, often referred to as preventative surgery, represents a unique and highly deliberated subset of medical intervention. By definition, it is surgery performed entirely in anticipation of the onset of a specific disease or debilitating condition within an organ or area of the body that is subsequently removed […]
Alloplasty: Adapting Your Internal World to External Reality
Introduction to Alloplasty: Defining the Term The term alloplasty possesses a critical duality, finding essential application in both the fields of psychology, particularly adaptation theory, and surgical medicine, specifically in reconstructive procedures. Fundamentally, the concept revolves around the introduction or implementation of external factors or changes to resolve an internal conflict or physical deficit. In […]
Phantom Breast Syndrome: The Mind’s Perception of Loss
The Breast-Phantom Phenomenon: A Review of the Recent Literature Abstract The breast-phantom phenomenon is a relatively newly recognized phenomenon seen in women with breast implants. The phenomenon is characterized by a feeling of a phantom breast or breast implant in the absence of the actual implant. This review summarizes the current literature related to this […]