Schmidt JL, et al. – This study investigated the individually perceived importance of the breast among patients with and without breast reconstruction and its correlation with postoperative satisfaction. Patients who found their breast to be highly important were more likely to decide for a reconstruction. Mastectomy has an impact on various psychosocial variables but impairments may also occur after breast reconstruction. Patients reporting a high importance of their breast demonstrated the greatest decrease in satisfaction with their breast after reconstruction.