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Psychological aspects of face transplantation: Read the small print carefully (2004)
Journal Article
Rumsey, N. (2004). Psychological aspects of face transplantation: Read the small print carefully. American Journal of Bioethics, 4(3), 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265160490496903

As a member of the Working Party set up by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) in England to consider the technical, psychological, medical, and ethical aspects of face transplantation in 2003, I welcome the chance to comment on the article by the p... Read More about Psychological aspects of face transplantation: Read the small print carefully.

Altered body image: Appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement (2004)
Journal Article
Garlick, W., Wyn-Williams, M., Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., & White, P. (2004). Altered body image: Appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(5), 443-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03227.x

Aim. The aim of this paper is to report a study to establish the extent and type of psychosocial needs of outpatients attending for treatment of a wide range of disfiguring conditions. Background. Visible disfigurements can be associated with extensi... Read More about Altered body image: Appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement.

Facial transplantation: a working party report from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2004)
Journal Article
Morris, P. J., Bradley, J., Doyal, L., Earley, M., Hadan, P., Milling, M., & Rumsey, N. (2004). Facial transplantation: a working party report from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Transplantation, 77(3), 330-338

We are publishing this working party report on facial transplantation from the Royal College of Surgeons, England, in order to get opinions from the transplant community as to whether it is appropriate or not to perform this procedure at this point i... Read More about Facial transplantation: a working party report from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction (2004)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2004). Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction. Psycho-Oncology, 13(2), 106-115. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.711

This multi-centred study examined how 93 women due to undergo mastectomy had elected for (n = 37) or against (n = 56) immediate breast reconstruction. Initial semi-structured interviews were conducted prior to undergoing surgery whilst follow-up inte... Read More about Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction.

Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions (2004)
Journal Article
Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2004). Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions. Body Image, 1(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1740-1445%2803%2900005-6

Whether present at birth, congenital or acquired later in life, a visible disfigurement can have a profound psychological impact upon the individual concerned. Difficulties include adverse effects on body image, quality of life, and self-esteem. In a... Read More about Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions.