Higher levels of breast satisfaction and psychosocial and sexual well-being reported compared with alloplastic breast reconstruction<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction have higher levels of breast satisfaction and psychosocial and sexual well-being at six weeks and six months after reconstruction compared with those undergoing alloplastic breast reconstruction, according to a study published online in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<\/em>.<\/p>\n Nadia Sadok, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and colleagues measured changes in quality of life after breast reconstruction in a prospective multicenter study using the BREAST-Q questionnaire, which was administered preoperatively and at six weeks and six months postoperatively. Characteristics and complications were compared for those undergoing autologous and alloplastic breast reconstruction.<\/p>\n The researchers found that compared with women undergoing alloplastic breast reconstruction, women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction scored lower on all BREAST-Q scales, regardless of whether they underwent immediate or delayed breast reconstruction. Significantly higher scores on the Satisfaction with Breasts, Psychosocial Well-Being, and Sexual Well-Being subscales were seen at six weeks and six months postoperatively for women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction. The groups had similar scores on the postoperative Physical Well-Being: Chest subscale. Women in the autologous group more often had Clavien-Dindo grade III or higher complications (27 versus 12 percent). There was no association seen between complications and worse BREAST-Q scores on any of the subscales.<\/p>\n “The findings were unexpected, since autologous breast reconstruction is a more complex procedure, with a higher rate of severe complications,” Sadok said in a statement.<\/p>\n One author disclosed ties to Fidia Ltd.<\/p>\n