ReviewExpert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research2012
Measuring and managing patient expectations for breast reconstruction: impact on quality of life and patient satisfaction.
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Who cites it
61 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Clinical Practice Guideline.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Guideline
- Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
- Women's expectations of breast reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Pooled it
- Direct-to-Implant versus Two-Stage Tissue Expander/Implant Reconstruction: 2-Year Risks and Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Prospective, Multicenter Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2017Trial
- A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: a multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2017Trial
- Health-Related Quality of Life following Reconstruction for Common Head and Neck Surgical Defects.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2016Trial
- Understanding and Optimizing the Patient Experience in Breast Reconstruction.Annals of plastic surgery · 2016Trial
- Comparison of different implant-based breast reconstruction strategies: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Patient satisfaction after breast reconstruction in a high-risk breast cancer population.JPRAS open · 2026Article
- Patient Perspectives of "Failure" in Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Literature.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Association between social media influence and postoperative satisfaction following upper eyelid blepharoplasty: a 500-patient study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Breast cancer survivors' perceptual map of breast reconstruction appearance outcomes.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2025Article
- Experiences with risk-reducing mastectomy in Norwegian BRCA1/2 carriers without prior breast cancer.Familial cancer · 2025Article
- Neck Surgical Emphysema Post Bilateral Breast Implant Exchange Procedure.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Reconstructing Failure: Assessing Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Loss of Initial Breast Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- Assessment of Appearance-related Questions About Breast Reconstruction Generated by Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Descriptive Analysis of Preoperative Breast Reconstruction Patient Expectations Using the BREAST-Q Expectations Module.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Breast-Conserving Therapy Versus Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Predicting Postoperative Satisfaction with Breasts: How Important is the Preoperative BREAST-Q Score?Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Long-Term Satisfaction with Breast Augmentation and Augmentation Mastopexy in the Latin American Population.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
The goal of postmastectomy breast reconstruction is to restore a woman's body image and to satisfy her personal expectations regarding the results of surgery. Studies in other surgical areas have shown that unrecognized or unfulfilled expectations may predict dissatisfaction more strongly than even the technical success of the surgery. Patient expectations play an especially critical role in elective procedures, such as cancer reconstruction, where the patient's primary motivation is improved health-related quality of life. In breast reconstruction, assessment of patient expectations is therefore vital to optimal patient care. This report summarizes the existing literature on patient expectations regarding breast reconstruction, and provides a viewpoint on how this field can evolve. Specifically, we consider how systematic measurement and management of patient expectations may improve patient education, shared medical decision-making and patient perception of outcomes.
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