Table 1 Characteristics of included studies (n = 33)

AbuElnga 2021 [21]

Assess oncologic safety and cosmetic outcomes of extreme oncoplastic therapeutic mammoplasty among patients initially scheduled for mastectomy

36

48.5

Unspecified

Urban

Prospective cohort study

2

Aguiar 2017 [22]

Assess patient-reported outcomes measured by BREAST-Q after implant-based breast reconstruction

Archangelo 2019 [23]

Evaluate sexual function, body image, and depression after postmastectomy breast reconstruction

Athamnah 2021 [24]

Determine clinical outcome, patient satisfaction, and cancer recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy

Chang 2007 [25]

Examine health-related quality of life and attitudes toward breast surgery among breast cancer patients

Cortes-Flores 2014 [26]

Determine quality of life among patients treated with one of three different types of surgery for breast cancer

Cortes-Flores 2017 [27]

Evaluate and compare the sexuality of women who underwent conservative mastectomy, mastectomy alone, and those who had breast reconstruction after cancer treatment

Denewer 2012 [28]

Evaluate whether immediate autologous breast reconstruction influences QOL and patient satisfaction outcomes among women with breast cancer in comparison to the traditional mastectomy

Fontes 2019 [29]

Assess the influence of different surgical treatment modalities on the level of physical activity, functional capacity, and quality of life of breast cancer survivors

Fung 2001 [30]

Investigate the effects that different types of breast surgery have on the quality of life of Chinese women

Hashem 2017 [31]

Compare cosmetic outcomes and patient satisfaction between batwing mammoplasty and Wise pattern mammoplasty

He 2017 [32]

Identify associations between radiation, surgery timing relative to radiation, and autologous breast reconstruction

He 2019 [33]

Investigate the aesthetic outcomes within implant-based breast reconstruction patients who underwent a novel selection method

He 2021 [34]

Investigate the oncological safety of immediate breast reconstruction, and to compare the survival and surgical outcomes between implant-based and autologous reconstruction

Koppiker 2019 [35]

Investigate post-surgery complications after 1 year in patients who have undergone IBRS-ALDS (autologous lower dermal sling) and RT (radiation therapy)

Kovacevic 2020 [36]

Determine the relationship between the levels of perceived quality of life in patients operated on for breast cancer in relation to the type of surgery, using the standardized questionnaires

Li 2021 [37]

Evaluate the feasibility, complications, and cosmetic outcomes of immediate autologous fat grafting during breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in Chinese patients with early-stage breast cancer

Liu 2021 [38]

Examine the feasibility of mastoscopic modified radical mastectomy (MRM) with skin nipple-areola preservation under air cavity-free suspension hook and stage I silicone prosthesis implantation (SMALND) compared with routine MRM

Macedo 2018 [39]

Evaluate sexual dysfunction among breast cancer patients with mastectomy, with or without breast reconstruction

Manganiello 2011 [40]

Evaluate the sexual functioning of breast cancer patients post mastectomy and its association with their quality of life

Medina-Franco 2010 [41]

Compare patient-reported body image and quality of life by breast surgery type

Noyan 2006 [42]

Assess patient satisfaction by breast surgery type

Ortega 2018 [43]

Assess work ability and productivity after breast surgery among breast cancer patients

Ou 2015 [44]

Examine oncological and cosmetic outcomes in Asian women who underwent nipple-sparing mastectomy in Taiwan

Ozturk 2016 [45]

Identify differences in sexual function between postmastectomy breast reconstruction and breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy alone

Paulinelli 2021 [46]

Evaluate the results of a cohort of patients submitted to a new technique of oncoplastic mammoplasty, referred to as Disguised Geometric Compensation Mammoplasty

Shi 2011 [47]

Examine changes in long-term patient responses and predictors of quality of life outcomes after breast surgery

Sinaei 2017 [48]

Examine quality of life among breast cancer patients with breast reconstruction

Srimontayamas 2017 [49]

Examine long-term effects of different surgical treatments on QoL in Thai women with breast cancer

Wang 2022 [50]

Determine incidence of chronic post-surgical pain after single-stage implant-based breast reconstruction

Yang 2015 [51]

Measure patient satisfaction by breast reconstruction type

Zhang 2015 [52]

Evaluate associations between psychological functioning and patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction

Zhuang 2022 [53]

Assess decisional conflict, decision regret, self-stigma, and quality of life by breast surgery type