Schain W S, Wellisch D K, Pasnau R O, Landsverk J
Am J Psychiatry. 1985 Jan;142(1):40-6. doi: 10.1176/ajp.142.9.A40.
Patients who had reconstructive breast surgery at the time of mastectomy (immediate) or within 1 year (early) had significantly less recalled distress about their mastectomy than those who had it more than 1 year later (delayed). Women who had immediate or delayed reconstructive surgery had similar levels of psychological symptoms, which were slightly lower than those reported by women in the early reconstructive group. The wish to wear a wider range of clothes and the wish to be rid of the external prosthesis were common motivations for reconstructive surgery. The desire to improve sexual relations or one's marital state was less common and should be viewed with caution when presented as the primary motivation for this procedure.
在乳房切除术时（即刻）或1年内（早期）进行乳房重建手术的患者，比起1年以后进行乳房重建手术（延迟）的患者，对乳房切除术的痛苦回忆要少得多。进行即刻或延迟重建手术的女性心理症状水平相似，略低于早期重建组女性报告的症状水平。希望能穿更多种类的衣服以及希望摆脱外部假体是进行重建手术的常见动机。改善性关系或婚姻状况的愿望则不太常见，若将其作为这一手术的主要动机则应谨慎看待。
