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Mon, 9 Oct 2006 20:53:04 EDT
Suicide linked to implants |
By CP
MONTREAL -- Women with breast implants and those who've had plastic surgeries have lower rates of cancer than the general population, but higher rates of suicide, says a recent Canadian study.
Researchers offered no definitive explanation for increased suicide rates, but suggest more attention be paid to the state of cosmetic-surgery patients.
"Serious consideration should be given to providing consultation for patients who are considered by the plastic surgeon to be at high risk of psychiatric disorder or suicide," says an article on the study, published recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
The study found women who underwent breast implantation had lower rates of mortality than the general population.
When it came to suicide, researchers found an increased rate compared to a similar female population without implants.
The study raises questions about the psychiatric state of some of the women who seek plastic surgery.
"There have been studies showing many of these women have low self-esteem," said Dr. Donna Stewart, professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
"They tend to be anxious, they tend to be depressed..."
