Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Study.

Breast reconstruction can significantly improve patients' health-related quality of life and satisfaction. Immediate breast reconstruction can reduce the adverse psychological and physical effects that breast loss exerts on patients, leading to better postoperative satisfaction. Patients who underwent breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps had higher postoperative satisfaction. Breast reconstruction in elderly patients was associated with considerable postoperative satisfaction.