[The personality and motivational aspects of patients for mastoplasty].

Among the conscious or unconscious reasons that lead a woman to ask for an esthetic procedure are the need to improve his self-appreciation and the desire to receive more love and approval from other people. We have found no article in the Brazilian literature regarding the psychological aspects of patients submitted to mastoplasty. Fifty-three patients awaiting mastoplasty were studied in the period between September 1990 and january 1992 as for their motivation, as well as for characteristics of their personality. The method used included an interview and tests of "Human being figure drawn" and "Crown-Crisp Experimental Index (CCEI)". The results of the interview and the "Human being Figure Drawn" showed that the majority of the patients was young, without children or with only one child. They were determined, self-centered, with some difficulties, related to their sexuality and sociality.