Long Term Function Outcomes and Pain in Implant-based Post-mastectomy Breast Reconstruction

The Impact of Operative Approach on Long Term Function Outcomes and Pain in Implant-based Post-mastectomy Breast Reconstruction

The objective of this proposal is to broadly assess patient physical functioning following breast reconstruction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female
• At least 18 years of age
• Had a mastectomy for breast cancer or cancer prevention any time between 01/01/2010 and 06/30/2021.
• Has undergone breast reconstruction surgery with plastic surgery faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
• Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Known distant metastatic disease