In a 2021 study published in the journal, JAMA, 1881 patients who received either implant-based or autologous (skin, fat, or muscle from the individual’s own body) breast reconstruction following neoadjuvant (before surgery) or adjuvant (after surgery) chemotherapy were assessed to determine their psychosocial outcomes.
All patients undergoing immediate implant-based or autologous reconstruction at 11 medical centers from January 2012 until December 2017, were included in the study analysis. The complications and patient-reported outcomes (satisfaction with breast and physical, psychosocial, and sexual well-being) were evaluated via the BREAST-Q questionnaire, a validated, condition-specific measure. On multivariable analysis, the psychosocial complications differences between implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction following both neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy were not statistically significant.
The psychosocial complications differences between implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction following both neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy were not statistically significant.
This information may assist patients and clinicians to make informed decisions regarding breast reconstruction in the setting of chemotherapy.
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