Oslo plastikkirurgisk studie om livskvalitet hos kvinnor som har bröstimplantat – Publicerad i Aesthetic Surgery Journal (februari 2013)
Results:
The response rate was 67%. Mean postoperative follow-up time for the respondents was 2.8 years. Respondents were distributed as follows in terms of age: 8 % patients were 21 years or younger, 20 % patients were between 22 and 29 years, 15 % patients were between 30 and 37 years, and 18 % patients were 38 or older. At the time of operation, 48 % patients were in a romantic relationship and 13 % patients had no relationship. Only 19 % patients had no children at the time of operation, whereas 32 % patients had 1 or 2 children and 10 % had 3 children or more. Concerning education level, 38 % patients had finished elementary or high school, whereas 23 % studied at university or college. Patient income per year was $40 000 to $80 000 USD for 30 patients, $81 000 to $120 000 USD for 9 patients, and more than $120 000 USD for only 2. The job types of patients are shown in Table 1.
