Patients' satisfaction and quality of life after breast augmentation with implants

Background and objective: Breast augmentation surgery is a common procedure worldwide to treat tiny or atrophied breasts that significantly influences women's lives. Thus, we aimed to find the impacts of breast augmentation in women who underwent surgery in concerning to their satisfaction and quality of life. Methods: A prospective and analytical study was conducted on 40 married women who underwent breast augmentation surgery using smooth silicone-filled implant, from April 2020 to June 2023. The participants completed the breast Q-questionnaire voluntarily. The patient-reported surveys were performed out through the internet, over the cell phone and individually. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 26 software. Then, 3 sections and criteria of the breast Q-questionnaire were reported, including breast satisfaction (17 items), psychosocial well-being (9 items), and sexual well-being (5 items). Statistical analysis was performed at the inter-group and individual levels by t-test. The statistical significance was set at 0.05. Results: The studied patients stated that breast satisfaction significantly improved from 32.12 ± 0.11 preoperatively to 77.54 ± 0.18 postoperatively (P value <0.0001). Similar significant improvements were also seen for both psychosocial/sexual well-being from 28.5 ± 0.16 preoperatively to 74.65 ± 0.39 postoperatively (P value <0.0001) and 29.9 ± 0.15 preoperatively to 62.3 ± 0.05 postoperatively (P value <0.0001), respectively. Conclusion: Using smooth silicone-filled breast implants considerably improves women's satisfaction, as well as psychological/sexual well-being following aesthetic breast augmentation.