Posted on February 7, 2011
The journal Cancer online published (Nov 8, 2010) a study about women who underwent breast cancer reconstruction. Doctors have a sense that women who have silicone gel breast reconstruction like their implants more, but is that the reality?
STUDY:
The study was a multicenter study of 482 women who completed BREAST-Q post op reconstruction questionnaires after mastectomy and breast reconstruction. (This questionanaire looks at patient feelings about how the breasts look, do they feel like a natural part of their body, the breast shape, and the feel.)
FINDINGS:
Women who had bilateral mastectomyand reconstruction are more satisfied with silicone gel breast implants than those filled with saline.
- They liked gel better than saline (satisfaction 58% vs 52%). They adjusted this for age, laterality, different centers, etc.
- Satisfaction is higher with bilateral reconstruction.
- No radiation had higher satisfaction.
- More recent reconstruction were happier.
Cancer. Published online November 8, 2010.