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Table 4 BREAST-Q scores comparing PAAG removal with or without immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction

From: Immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction after removal of the polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) through a small areolar incision assisted with an endoscope

BREAST-Q Module

PAAG removal with immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction*

PAAG removal without immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction*

p value

 

Psychosocial well-being

28.9 ± 6.1

25.4 ± 1.9

0.030

 

Sexual well-being

34.9 ± 4.1

33.0 ± 2.5

0.081

 

Physical well-being chest

2.1 ± 3.3

3.6 ± 4.3

0.124

 

Satisfaction with breasts

66.2 ± 12.6

58.4 ± 3.4

0.021

 

Satisfaction with outcomes

72.1 ± 22.3

83.4 ± 13.8

0.068

 

Satisfaction with care

75.4 ± 13.1

69.2 ± 6.7

0.077

 
  1. *Values are mean ± SD