Moreover, the study " Effect of Breast Augmentation Mammoplasty on Self-Esteem and Sexuality : A Quantitative Analysis " ( 2007 ), reported that the women attributed their improved self-esteem, self-image, and increased, satisfactory sexual functioning to having undergone breast augmentation; the cohort, aged 21 57 years, averaged post-operative self-esteem increases ranging from 20.7 to 24.9 points on the 30-point Rosenberg self-esteem scale, which data supported the 78.6 per cent increase in the woman's libido, relative to her pre-operative level of libido.
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The specific reduction mammoplasty procedure is determined by the volume of breast tissues ( adipose, skin ) to be resected ( cut and removed ) from each breast, and the degree of breast ptosis present : "'Pseudoptosis "'( sagging of the inferior pole of the breast; the nipple is at or above the inframammary fold ); "'Grade I : Mild ptosis "'( the nipple is below the IMF, but above the lower pole of the breast ); "'Grade II : Moderate ptosis "'( the nipple is below the IMF; yet some lower-pole breast tissue hangs lower than the nipple ); "'Grade III : Severe ptosis "'( the nipple is far below the IMF; no breast tissue is below the nipple ).
