Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Failed Implant-Based Reconstruction: Evaluation of Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life.

Background: There is a subset of patients who initially undergo implant-based breast reconstruction but later change to autologous reconstruction after failure of the implant reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to examine outcomes and quality of life in this group of patients.

Methods: After institutional review board approval, a retrospective chart review of a prospectively maintained database was performed and BREAST-Q surveys were evaluated.