A clínica psicanalítica no hospital com mulheres em tratamento de câncer de mama

Abstract

This work addresses the effects of mastectomy surgery on women in outpatient care at hospitals. It particularly analyzes the effects of such a medical intervention in body image. It highlights a common fact to all patients that were seen in the ambulatory care facility, which is the absence of death as a subject in their speech, even in more advanced cases of the disease. They approach mainly the topic of beauty, associating it with femininity. For those women, breast mutilation caused a confrontation with reality, arousing the feeling of anguish. Drawing from the contribution of Lacan, this article discusses the function of the beautiful in building a protective barrier in relation to the Thing, allowing the bearing of the tragic.