Background: The development of a complication after surgery can be difficult for both patient
and surgeon. With a growing body of literature evaluating patient satisfaction after breast …

The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between specific treatment
variables and patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction. A questionnaire was developed …

Background Optimizing the patient experience is a central pillar in healthcare quality.
Although this may be recognized as important in breast reconstruction, surgeons are often …

Objective: Although breast conservation is therapeutically equivalent to mastectomy for most
patients with early-stage breast cancer, an increasing number of patients are pursuing …

Methods: Patients who had undergone tissue expander/implant or TRAM flap reconstruction
were retrospectively polled on their age, type and timing of reconstruction, mastectomy type …

Background: This national prospective cohort study compared the patient-reported
outcomes of breast cancer patients undergoing postmastectomy autologous reconstruction …

BACKGROUND: Previously, we found patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction at
postoperative year 1 significantly higher in the autogenous tissue compared with the …

In today's increasingly competitive health care marketplace, consumer satisfaction has
become an important measure of quality. Furthermore, measures of satisfaction with …

Purpose The goals of immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction are to minimize
deformity and optimize quality of life as perceived by patients. We prospectively evaluated …

Background Although breast reconstruction has been shown to improve psychological,
physical, and sexual well-being, Australia still has one of the lowest reconstruction rates …