ArticleJPRAS open2020
Satisfaction with cosmetic outcomes of breast reconstruction: Investigations into the correlation between the patients' Breast-Q outcome and the judgment of panels.
Article in JPRAS open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Patients' Satisfaction After Breast Reconstruction Surgery Using Autologous versus Implants: A Meta-Analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Pooled it
- Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Treatment and Information Access.Journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Standardizing Aesthetic Outcomes in Breast Reconstruction: Applicability of a Validated Scale in Mexico.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Observational
- Patient satisfaction after breast reconstruction in a high-risk breast cancer population.JPRAS open · 2026Article
- Breast cancer survivors' perceptual map of breast reconstruction appearance outcomes.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2025Article
- A Comparative Analysis of Patient Satisfaction and Cosmetic Outcomes after Breast Reconstruction through BREAST-Q and the Judgment of Medical Panels: Does it Reflect Well in Terms of Aesthetics in Korean Patients?Archives of plastic surgery · 2022Article
- Aesthetic Outcomes of Perineal Reconstruction with the Lotus Petal Flap.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Systematic Review of Breast-Q: A Tool to Evaluate Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to determine the relation between breast reconstruction method, patient satisfaction, and surgeon reported cosmetic outcome among women who underwent breast reconstruction after mastectomy. STUDY
designA cross-sectional study of patients treated between 2006 and 2010. MAIN OUTCOME: Women's satisfaction with cosmetic outcomes after breast reconstruction. MEASURES: Cosmetic outcomes were evaluated by (1) women using the Breast-Q to rate satisfaction with breasts outcomes, and (2) an independent panel using the Strasser score. The relationships between the Breast-Q rating, Strasser scores, and breast reconstruction methods, including laterality and timing, were evaluated by Mann-Whitney
resultsNinety-four women were included. Patients were more satisfied with their breasts if they had undergone autologous, unilateral, or secondary breast reconstruction compared with those who underwent alloplastic, bilateral, or primary breast reconstruction (
conclusionsPatient satisfaction with breast outcomes, as measured by the Breast-Q, was described as mediocre or poorly reflected by the Strasser score. If doctors are to support patients to make informed decisions on the optimal method of breast reconstruction, we need a more sensitive, comprehensive tool reflecting patients' cosmetic outcomes.
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