BACKGROUND: Obesity is a significant public health concern and clear risk factor for complications following breast reconstruction. To date, few have assessed patient-reported outcomes (PROs) focused on this key determinant. OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to investigate the impact of obesity (body mass index ≥ 30) on postoperative satisfaction and physical function utilizing the BREAST-Q in a cohort of autologous breast reconstruction patients. METHODS: An Institutional Review Board-approved prospective investigation was conducted to evaluate PROs in patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction from 2009 to 2017 at a tertiary academic medical center. The BREAST-Q reconstruction module was used to assess outcomes between cohorts preoperatively and at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years after reconstruction. RESULTS: Overall, 404 patients underwent autologous breast reconstruction with abdominal free-tissue transfer (244 non-obese, 160 obese) and completed the BREAST-Q. Although obese patients demonstrated lower satisfaction with breasts preoperatively (p = 0.04), no significant differences were noted postoperatively (p = 0.58). However, physical well-being of the abdomen was lower in the obese cohort compared with their non-obese counterparts at long-term follow-up (3 years; p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Obesity significantly impacts autologous breast reconstruction patients. Although obese patients are more likely to present with dissatisfaction with breasts preoperatively, they exhibit comparable PROs overall compared with their non-obese counterparts, despite increased complications.
BACKGROUND:Obesity is a significant public health concern and clear risk factor for complications following breast reconstruction. To date, few have assessed patient-reported outcomes (PROs) focused on this key determinant. OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to investigate the impact of obesity (body mass index ≥ 30) on postoperative satisfaction and physical function utilizing the BREAST-Q in a cohort of autologous breast reconstruction patients. METHODS: An Institutional Review Board-approved prospective investigation was conducted to evaluate PROs in patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction from 2009 to 2017 at a tertiary academic medical center. The BREAST-Q reconstruction module was used to assess outcomes between cohorts preoperatively and at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years after reconstruction. RESULTS: Overall, 404 patients underwent autologous breast reconstruction with abdominal free-tissue transfer (244 non-obese, 160 obese) and completed the BREAST-Q. Although obesepatients demonstrated lower satisfaction with breasts preoperatively (p = 0.04), no significant differences were noted postoperatively (p = 0.58). However, physical well-being of the abdomen was lower in the obese cohort compared with their non-obese counterparts at long-term follow-up (3 years; p = 0.04). CONCLUSION:Obesity significantly impacts autologous breast reconstruction patients. Although obesepatients are more likely to present with dissatisfaction with breasts preoperatively, they exhibit comparable PROs overall compared with their non-obese counterparts, despite increased complications.
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