ArticleBMC research notes2020
Patient satisfaction and quality of life in breast reconstruction: assessment of outcomes of immediate, delayed, and nonreconstruction.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Disparities in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Analysis of Essence Human Acellular Dermal Matrix Compared With Other Products in Prepectoral Direct-to-implant Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Impact of breast cancer surgical procedures on postoperative daily life: a multicenter patient-reported outcomes study.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Observational
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy: a cross-sectional study in Jordan.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Patient Perspectives of "Failure" in Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Literature.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Primary Prevention Through Prophylactic Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction: An Exploratory Study on Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Patient-reported outcomes following various incision techniques in breast reconstruction: an observational cohort study in China.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Observational
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- Prepectoral versus subpectoral two-stage implant-based breast reconstruction: U.S. medical center experience and narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Review
- Mastopexy Strategies for Ptotic Breasts in Patients Choosing Autologous Reconstruction Following Prophylactic Mastectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Involving patients in the process: Development of a constipation patient-reported outcome measure for symptoms and quality of life.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023Article
- Impact of Immediate and Delayed Breast Reconstruction on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Survival outcomes of autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy: A matched case-control study.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Breast reconstruction during the COVID-19 pandemic in resource-limited settings.GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW · 2021Review
- Management of early breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2020Article
- Quality of life and related risk factors after breast reconstruction in breast cancer patients.Gland surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study was conducted aiming to assess the quality of life and satisfaction of women who had mastectomy treated with and without breast reconstruction.
resultsA total of 81 women who had mastectomy were included, of whom 53 (65.4%) underwent breast reconstruction. Quality of life was not significantly better in the reconstruction group than the nonreconstruction group. Satisfaction with the surgically operated breast, whether reconstructed or not, was positively correlated with quality of life (p = 0.004). There was no significant difference in quality of life between women with immediate and late reconstruction. This study showed that the satisfaction of patients with the operated breast, reconstructed or not, is more important in quality of life than whether the breast was reconstructed or not. When we analyzed the quality of life of women who had mastectomy who were dissatisfied with their unreconstructed breasts, we observed that nonreconstruction had a negative impact on the quality of life.
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