Return to Activities of Daily Living after Breast Cancer Surgery: An Observational Prospective Questionnaire-Based Study of Patients Undergoing Mastectomy with or without Immediate Reconstruction

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Time taken to return to activities of personal hygiene: (a) getting in the bath (Mx = 16, Mx + implant = 6, and Mx + autologous = 7), (b) getting out of the bath (Mx = 16, Mx + implant = 6, and Mx + autologous = 7), and (c) brushing your hair (Mx = 20, Mx + implant = 6, and Mx + autologous = 7), comparing simple mastectomy, implant-based reconstruction, and autologous reconstruction. Data are presented as the percentage of women who are able to perform the ADL at each time point. The number in brackets is the number of women who attempted this ADL during the recovery period.

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