"I don't know if I understood the whole process from the beginning": A photo-elicitation exploration of the experience of mastectomy and breast reconstruction decision making.

Objectives: Policy and guidance assume that reconstruction following mastectomy will have physical and psychological benefits, however research has disputed whether this is always the case. This study aimed to explore mastectomy experiences and reconstruction decision making.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews about self-curated participant photographs of the breast cancer experience were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).