According to WebMD health news, there might be more to the positive effects of breast implants than what has been previously reported. According to an article posted on the site, in 2007, Cynthia Figueroa-Haas, Ph.D., a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, conducted a study of women who had undergone breast augmentation surgery. Her intent with the study was to determine the levels of self-confidence, self-esteem, and sexual function of each woman both before and after receiving breast implants. She sought participants at random, and within various plastic surgery clinics throughout the area. In total, 84 women participated in her survey, answering questionnaires concerning their experiences before and after undergoing breast augmentation surgery.
The most significant findings Dr. Figueroa-Haas reported were concerning the various facets of a woman’s sexual function after having breast augmentation surgery. Although none of the participants noted extreme problems with self-esteem before choosing to have breast implants, each of the 84 women who took part in the research reported significant increase in overall sexual satisfaction, sexual arousal, sexual desire, and lubrication after having breast augmentation surgery. Dr. Figueroa-Haas determined that the psychological impact of increased and better sexual function could be the most significant component of having breast implants, allowing hundreds of thousands of women a freedom from the sexual problems that have plagued them in the past-problems that are extremely common, although rarely admitted.
According to Dr. Figueroa-Haas, a lack of feeling “feminine” enough can exacerbate an already pre-existing sexual dysfunction, and breast augmentation is one way of medical intervention for this issue. Although she advises women with extreme sexual dysfunction or sexuality-related psychological problems to be careful in their expectations that plastic surgery could be a cure-all for their problems, she does assert that it can be an impressively effective way to boost confidence and perceived sex appeal. In this regard, augmentation surgery can indeed be seen as in intervention strategy.
In comparing breast augmentation surgery with Viagra, Dr. Figueroa-Haas suggests that women should no longer be content with being left out of the sexual enhancement arena and discussion. She notes that for too long, women have had difficulties expressing their sexual needs to others-even to their closest female friends and confidantes. Breast augmentation surgery can be a valid consideration in this expression, and can be an effective step for women who seek to add something to their previously unfulfilling sex lives.