ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery2017
Normative Data for Interpreting the BREAST-Q: Augmentation.
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- Association between the Desire for Breast Augmentation and Instagram Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Young Polish Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Long-term results measured by BREAST-Q reveal higher patient satisfaction after "autoimplant-mastopexy" than augmentation-mastopexy.Gland surgery · 2019Article
- Re-visiting post-breast surgery pain syndrome: risk factors, peripheral nerve associations and clinical implications.Gland surgery · 2019Review
- Breast augmentation surgery using an inframammary fold incision in Southeast Asian women: Patient-reported outcomes.Archives of plastic surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe BREAST-Q is a rigorously developed, well-validated, patient-reported outcome instrument with a module designed for evaluating breast augmentation outcomes. However, there are no published normative BREAST-Q scores, limiting interpretation.
methodsNormative data were generated for the BREAST-Q Augmentation module by means of the Army of Women, an online community of women (with and without breast cancer) engaged in breast-cancer related research. Members were recruited by means of e-mail; women aged 18 years or older without a history of breast cancer or breast surgery were invited to participate. Descriptive statistics and a linear multivariate regression were performed. A separate analysis compared normative scores to findings from previously published BREAST-Q augmentation studies.
resultsThe preoperative BREAST-Q Augmentation module was completed by 1211 women. Mean age was 54 ± 24 years, the mean body mass index was 27 ± 6 kg/m, and 39 percent (n = 467) had a bra cup size of D or greater. Mean scores were as follows: Satisfaction with Breasts, 54 ± 19; Psychosocial Well-being, 66 ± 20; Sexual Well-being, 49 ± 20; and Physical Well-being, 86 ± 15. Women with a body mass index of 30 kg/m or greater and bra cup size of D or greater had lower scores. In comparison with Army of Women scores, published BREAST-Q augmentation scores were lower before and higher after surgery for all scales except Physical Well-being.
conclusionsThe Army of Women normative data represent breast-related satisfaction and well-being in women not actively seeking breast augmentation. These data may be used as normative comparison values for those seeking and undergoing surgery as we did, demonstrating the value of breast augmentation in this patient population.
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