Improving preparedness prior to reconstructive breast surgery via inclusion of 3D images during pre-operative counselling: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A proportion of women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer choose to undergo breast reconstruction. Evidence suggests that women's preparedness for this surgery is low and that this may contribute to feelings of unmatched expectations and anxiety. There is substantial interest in decision-aids to remedy this. This study explores the incorporation of digitally rendered three-dimensional images into pre-operative counselling sessions as a means of enhancing patient preparedness.

Methods

A database of three-dimensional images was produced showing both optimal and sub-optimal aesthetic outcome, matched to participant on the basis of type of surgical reconstruction, body habitus, and skin tone. Women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer followed by immediate reco

SUBMITTER: McCrorie AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8408958 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature