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Multicenter Study
. 2024 Aug 1;154(2):299-309.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000011029. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Patient-Reported Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Augmentation: A Follow-Up of 6 Months

Kim Phi Luong  1   2 , Magdalena Peters  1 , Harm P Slijper  2   3 , Stefan Hummelink  1 , Dietmar J O Ulrich  1   2
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Multicenter Study

Patient-Reported Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Augmentation: A Follow-Up of 6 Months

Kim Phi Luong et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. .

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the success of a breast augmentation, it is essential to measure outcomes from the patient perspective, because a successful aesthetic result is, in particular, determined by the patient. This study aimed to evaluate patient-reported satisfaction with their breasts, and psychosocial, physical, and sexual well-being in patients undergoing breast augmentation using validated questionnaires.

Methods: This is a multicenter cohort study based on ongoing routinely collected data. Patient-reported satisfaction and health-related quality of life were assessed with the BREAST-Q augmentation module at intake and 6 months postoperatively.

Results: A total of 1405 patients were included. Large changes in BREAST-Q scores (range, 0 to 100) between intake and 6 months postoperatively were seen in satisfaction with breasts (mean, effect size: +57, 3.8), psychosocial well-being (mean, effect size: +38, 2.1), physical well-being (mean, effect size: -14, -1.2), and sexual well-being (mean, effect size: +44, 2.4). Moreover, improvements in all four scales were not dependent on their intake scores, and all postoperative scores reached similar levels. A decreased physical well-being of the chest was measured after surgery. The satisfaction with breasts scale correlated moderately to strongly with the psychosocial and sexual well-being scale 6 months after surgery. Subgroup analysis based on patient characteristics found no differences in outcomes, except for body mass index.

Conclusions: Significant improvement in patient-reported satisfaction with breasts, psychosocial well-being, and sexual well-being can be seen 6 months after breast augmentation, despite a decline in physical well-being after treatment. Postoperative satisfaction levels did not depend on preoperative scores. These insights can contribute to improving preoperative communication between surgeon and patient regarding the expected outcomes.

Clinical question/level of evidence: Therapeutic, IV.

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