ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024
Beyond Mastectomy: The Incidence of Subsequent Aesthetic Procedures after Mastectomy with and without Breast Reconstruction.
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Abstract
Background: Mastectomy poses significant challenges to a woman's body image and psychological well-being, and breast reconstruction plays a pivotal role in postoperative quality of life. Following breast reconstruction, many patients choose to have subsequent aesthetic procedures. Data on the prevalence of such subsequent aesthetic interventions are lacking in the literature. The aim of this study was to analyze trends in aesthetic procedures in patients following mastectomy with and without breast reconstruction. Methods: The PearlDiver database was queried within its capabilities for patients who underwent mastectomy with and without breast reconstruction, and a variety of aesthetic procedures after mastectomy. Aesthetic procedure rates were compared between cohorts. Results: We identified 365,525 mastectomy patients: 282,815 without reconstruction and 82,710 with reconstruction. In total, 609 patients with reconstruction and 329 without underwent subsequent aesthetic procedures. The rate of aesthetic procedures was higher in the reconstruction group (0.7%) compared with the nonreconstruction group (0.1%; Conclusions: Patients who chose to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy underwent significantly more subsequent aesthetic procedures compared with those who chose mastectomy alone. Our findings provide insights on the prevalence of aesthetic procedures in postmastectomy patients, highlighting the potentially longitudinal nature of the reconstructive and aesthetic journey beyond the index oncologic procedure. Further research is needed to address motivations for such procedures as well as patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction.
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