Metabolomic Evaluation of Psycho-surgical Synergy on Body Image Restoration After Breast Cancer

"The psychological-clinical intervention involves five interviews with three days of expressive writing by Pennebaker. During the psychological-clinical interviews the following aspects will be explored:~* Emotions and expectations related to the breast reconstruction process.~* Feelings related to the perception of one's own body image to promote an integration between the image of one's body and the aspects related to one's own identity and femininity.~* Thoughts and feelings related to one's relational and social life.~Expressive writing is a technique devised by Pennebaker (1986), who states that expressing deeper thoughts and feelings through writing can improve the physical and psychological health of the individual. The writing task consists of writing about a traumatic experience or a significant event for the person, for a controlled period (usually 15-30 minutes) and on consecutive days (from 2 to 3 days)."