Factors impacting informed consent in cosmetic breast augmentation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For women who undergo cosmetic breast augmentation, their post-operative risk assessment may not match their pre-operative understanding of the involved risks and likelihood of revision surgeries. This may be due to the potential issues surrounding whether patients are being fully informed about all possible risks and related financial implications during the consent phases of patient/doctor consultation.

Methods

To explore comprehension, risk preference, and perceptions of breast augmentation procedure, we conducted a recorded online experiment with 178 women (18-40 years) who received varying amounts of risk-related information from two experienced breast surgeons in a hypothetical first consultation scenario.

Results

We find patient's age, self-rated hea

SUBMITTER: Whyte S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9996440 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature