Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2021, 9, 94-105 https://www.scirp.org/journal/jbm ISSN Online: 2327-509X ISSN Print: 2327-5081 DOI: 10.4236/jbm.2021.96009 Jun. 18, 2021 94 Journal of Biosciences and Medicines Patient Satisfaction Index and Quality of Life Measurement with Breast-Q after Breast Reconstruction in a Plastic Surgery Center in Mexico Jose C. Martinez-López, Jaime A. García-Espinoza, David Flores-Soto, Carlos I. Navarro-Delgadillo, Cuahutemoc Márquez-Espriella, Rodrigo Dávila-Diaz, Esteban I. Campos-Serna, Víctor H. Avalos-Gómez Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad de Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico City, Mexico Abstract Introduction: Cancer is one of the most devastating pathologies to affect the breast. Mastectomy stigmas are associated with depression, body image dys- morphia, and decreasing quality of life. BREAST-Q is a PROM (Patient Re- ported Outcome Measures) that has proven useful in measuring satisfaction with breast reconstruction results from the patient’s point of view. Objec- tives: To measure the satisfaction index and improvement in quality of life after breast reconstruction for breast cancer sequelae in our hospital in the last 5 years. Materials and Methods: Descriptive Study that includes patients with Breast cancer diagnosis that underwent mastectomy and breast recon- struction (prosthesis or autologous tissue) in “Hospital Central Sur de Petro- leos Mexicanos” (January 2015 to January 2020), whose satisfaction index was measured with BREAST-Q one year after reconstruction. Results: 153 pa- tients were included in the analysis. Mean global satisfaction was 74 points. We observed a tendency towards higher psychosocial, sexual and appearance satisfaction in patients who underwent reconstruction with autologous tissue. The mean satisfaction with provided information was 64 points and with the medical team > 90 points. Conclusion: Breast reconstruction is associated to a high satisfaction index and quality of life improvement regardless of the technique. BREAST-Q proved to be useful in evaluating patient experience and it helped us identify areas of opportunity to improve our care. Keywords BREAST-Q, Breast Reconstruction, PROM’s, Satisfaction Index, How to cite this paper: Martinez-López, J.C., García-Espinoza, J.A., Flores-Soto, D., Navarro-Delgadillo, C.I., Márquez-Espriella, C., Dávila-Diaz, R., Campos-Serna, E.I. and Avalos-Gómez, V.H. (2021) Patient Satisfa- ction Index and Quality of Life Measure- ment with Breast-Q after Breast Recon- struction in a Plastic Surgery Center in Mexico. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 9, 94-105. https://doi.org/10.4236/jbm.2021.96009 Received: May 2, 2021 Accepted: June 15, 2021 Published: June 18, 2021 Copyright © 2021 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access