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BackgroundBreast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure, and increasingly women in this group present with breast cancer or request risk-reducing surgery, but their optimal management is unclear. The authors explored the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of patients undergoing immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following previous augmentation and compared these with outcomes of patients who had not had cosmetic implants in the Implant Breast Reconstruction Evaluation (iBRA) Study.MethodsPatients undergoing immediate implant-based breast reconstruction were prospectively recruited from breast and plastic surgical units across the United Kingdom. Demographic, operative, and oncologic data, and information regarding complications within 3 postoperative months were collected. Patient-reported outcomes at 18 months were assessed using the BREAST-Q. The clinical and patient-reported outcomes of patients undergoing immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with and without previous breast augmentation were compared.ResultsA total of 2108 women were included in the iBRA Study, of whom 49 had undergone a previous augmentation. Women in the augmentation group were younger (median age, 45 years versus 50 years; p = 0.01), had a lower body mass index (22.8 kg/m2 versus 24.9 kg/m2; p < 0.01), and had smaller tumors (15 mm versus 25 mm; p = 0.01) than patients without augmentation. No differences were seen in operative technique between the groups. Complications at 3 months were similar in both groups and there were no significant differences in patient-reported outcomes at 18 months.ConclusionsThe clinical and patient-reported outcomes of patients undergoing immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following previous augmentation are consistent with those observed in the wider iBRA Study cohort, supporting the safety of this approach.

Original publication

DOI

10.1097/prs.0000000000008713

Type

Journal article

Journal

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Publication Date

02/2022

Volume

149

Pages

324 - 337

Addresses

From the Department of Plastic Surgery and the Nightingale Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital; Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; and Bristol Breast Care Centre, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital.

Keywords

Implant Breast Reconstruction Evaluation Study Steering Group and Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative