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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Nov;146(5):964–975. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007239

Table 6.

BREAST-Q scores at pre-operative consult and most recent follow-up, by laterality.

Pre-operative (n=142)
Most recent follow-up (n=405)
BREAST-Q Dimensions Unilateral ± SD (n=78) Bilateral ± SD (n=64) p Unilateral ± SD (n=234) Bilateral ± SD (n=171) p

Satisfaction with breasts 48.7 ± 22.5 44.4 ± 24.2 0.21 67.0 ± 20.1 70.5 ± 19.3 0.06
Physical well-being of the abdomen 92.6 ± 12.2 93.3 ± 13.3 0.48 81.3 ± 20.3 73.1 ± 20.6 < 0.01*
Physical well-being of the chest and upper body 72.7 ± 16.1 73.6 ± 19.0 0.34 74.1 ± 16.8 74.7 ± 18.6 0.36
Satisfaction with outcome - - - 73.5 ± 21.3 75.9 ± 20.8 0.31
*

Statistically significant (p < 0.05).