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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748649
Patient-Reported Outcomes after Subpectoral Breast Augmentation with Microtextured or Macrotextured Implants Using the BREAST-Q
Funding None.
Abstract
Background Breast augmentation with implants is the most commonly performed cosmetic plastic surgery in Brazil and worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess patient satisfaction and quality of life following subpectoral breast augmentation with either microtextured or macrotextured implants, using the BREAST-Q.
Methods A prospective study was conducted with 40 women with hypomastia undergoing subpectoral breast augmentation. The patients were randomly allocated to two groups to receive either microtextured or macrotextured breast implants. All participants were assessed preoperatively (baseline) and after 2 and 4 months of surgery for quality of life and patient satisfaction with the surgical results, using the BREAST-Q augmentation module, a patient-reported outcome measure.
Results The patients had a mean age of 28.9 ± 6.45 years. The microtextured (n = 20) and macrotextured (n = 20) groups were homogeneous for sex, age, education level, marital status, and number of children (p > 0.05). Both groups showed significant improvement in satisfaction with breasts (p < 0.001), psychosocial well-being (p < 0.001), and sexual well-being (p < 0.001) at the 2- and 4-month follow-up visits compared with baseline. The observed improvements were associated with high effect size values of 5.09, 3.44, and 3.90, respectively. In contrast, significant decreases from baseline in physical well-being scores (p = 0.001) were found 2 and 4 weeks after surgery in both groups.
Conclusion Subpectoral breast augmentation with either microtextured or macrotextured breast implants improved satisfaction with breasts and quality of life in patients with hypomastia.
Keywords
mammaplasty - breast implants - plastic surgery - patient-reported outcome measures - patient satisfactionAuthor Contributions
Conceptualization: A.T.L., M.S.N., V.C.L.R, D.F.V., L.M.F. Data curation: A.T.L., M.S.N., V.C.L.R., D.F.V. Project administration: M.S.N., D.F.V., L.M.F. Visualization: A.T.L., M.S.N., V.C.L.R., D.F.V., L.M.F. Writing - original draft: A.T.L., M.S.N., V.C.L.R., D.F.V. Writing - review and editing: A.T.L., M.S.N., V.C.L.R., D.F.V., L.M.F. Approval of final manuscript: all authors.
Ethical Approval
All procedures involving human participants were approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB No. 1344/2015) and performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Resolution 466/12 of the Brazilian National Health Council (CNS) on research involving human beings and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors. All participants gave their informed consent in writing prior to inclusion in the study for use of clinical data for scientific purposes and publication.
Patient Consent
Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
Publication History
Article published online:
27 May 2022
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