Age Impacts Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes following Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the current literature indicates that age should not be a deterring factor in postmastectomy breast reconstruction, the true impact of increasing age on postoperative outcomes remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of age on complications and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) using the BREAST-Q longitudinally 5 years after postmastectomy breast reconstruction.

Methods

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent autologous (ABR) or implant-based reconstruction (IBR). Age was studied as both a categorical and a continuous variable. Outcome measures included complications and BREAST-Q scores preoperatively, at 6 months, and 1 to 5 years postoperatively.

Results

A total of 4730 patients were i

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature