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Swedish Normative Scores for the BREAST-Q Reduction/Mastopexy Module.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2022 August 4
BACKGROUND: Norm values for patient reported outcomes, that is knowledge about how the general population of women rate their breast-related satisfaction and quality of life, are necessary to interpret the meaning of scores. The aims of this study were to create Swedish normative values for the BREAST-Q reduction/mastopexy module and to describe what healthy women are most satisfied/dissatisfied with regarding their breasts.
METHODS: A random sample of 400 women aged 18-80, currently living in Region Västra Götaland, were sent BREAST-Q reduction/mastopexy. Descriptive data are presented.
RESULTS: One hundred and forty-six women answered the questionnaire (36.5%). Mean total scores ranged from 48 to 78. No clear changes in scores could be seen with age and women with a high BMI seem to be less satisfied with their breasts. The participants were most satisfied with the appearance of the breasts when dressed, the appearance in the mirror dressed, the shape of the breasts with bra, and symmetry of size and most dissatisfied with appearance in the mirror naked and the shape of the breasts without a bra. Thirty to forty-five per cent of healthy women never or almost never feel sexually attractive. Among physical symptoms often described in breast hypertrophy, the most common among healthy women were lack of energy, pain in the neck, arms and shoulders, headache and difficulty performing intense physical activity.
CONCLUSION: The norms for BREAST-Q reduction/mastopexy add another piece to the puzzle to what constitutes normal breast satisfaction and how surgical outcomes can be evaluated.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
METHODS: A random sample of 400 women aged 18-80, currently living in Region Västra Götaland, were sent BREAST-Q reduction/mastopexy. Descriptive data are presented.
RESULTS: One hundred and forty-six women answered the questionnaire (36.5%). Mean total scores ranged from 48 to 78. No clear changes in scores could be seen with age and women with a high BMI seem to be less satisfied with their breasts. The participants were most satisfied with the appearance of the breasts when dressed, the appearance in the mirror dressed, the shape of the breasts with bra, and symmetry of size and most dissatisfied with appearance in the mirror naked and the shape of the breasts without a bra. Thirty to forty-five per cent of healthy women never or almost never feel sexually attractive. Among physical symptoms often described in breast hypertrophy, the most common among healthy women were lack of energy, pain in the neck, arms and shoulders, headache and difficulty performing intense physical activity.
CONCLUSION: The norms for BREAST-Q reduction/mastopexy add another piece to the puzzle to what constitutes normal breast satisfaction and how surgical outcomes can be evaluated.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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