Will research breast implants

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Will research breast implants

The University of Tromsø will lead an interview

project to try and determine why they were willing to

undergo breast enhancement surgery.

The questionnaire will target 2,500 women resident in

northern Norway. The research will try to resolve

whether the decision to have surgery is just based on

a simple desire to look better.

" The goal is to find out if there are other factors

behind the operation, such as psycho-social reasons, "

psychiatrist and project supervisor Tore Sørlie at the

University of Tromsø told NRK.

Sørlie believes many women could have saved the

trouble and cost of such plastic surgery.

" Help from a psychologist could in many cases have

done more good, " Sørlie told NRK.

The study will take five years to complete.