The magnitude of effect of cosmetic breast augmentation on patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life Journal Article
| Authors: | McCarthy, C. M.; Cano, S. J.; Klassen, A. F.; Scott, A.; Van Laeken, N.; Lennox, P. A.; Cordeiro, P. G.; Pusic, A. L. |
| Article Title: | The magnitude of effect of cosmetic breast augmentation on patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND:: The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of clinical change in health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction brought about by cosmetic breast augmentation. METHODS:: A prospective, longitudinal study was performed. Women undergoing cosmetic breast augmentation were asked to complete the BREAST-Q Augmentation module both before and after augmentation. Before and after group-level comparisons included paired t tests and effect size statistics. The responsiveness of the BREAST-Q scales was also compared at the individual person level by computing, for each and every person, the significance of her own change in measurement. RESULTS:: A total of 41 patients completed the BREAST-Q before and after augmentation. Patients reported that "satisfaction with breasts," "psychosocial well-being," and "sexual well-being" were significantly higher following augmentation compared with preoperative levels (p = 0.00, p = 0.00, and p = 0.00, respectively). These statistically significant change scores were associated with large effect sizes (d = 2.4, 1.7, and 1.9, respectively). Significant improvements in satisfaction with breasts, psychosocial well-being, and sexual functioning were seen in 38 (83 percent), 36 (88 percent), and 33 (81 percent) of individuals, respectively. CONCLUSIONS:: These findings suggest that the BREAST-Q Augmentation module detected significant benefits of breast augmentation surgery, as assessed by both group-level and individual-level responsiveness indices. Importantly, this finding strongly supports the hypothesis that cosmetic breast augmentation can have a significant and profound positive impact on a woman=s satisfaction with her breasts and her psychosocial and sexual well-being. Copyright © 2012 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. |
| Journal Title: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Volume: | 130 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0032-1052 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2012-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 218 |
| End Page: | 223 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318254b3bc |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 22743886 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 1 August 2012" - "CODEN: PRSUA" - "Source: Scopus" |
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