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Breast augmentation surgery using an inframammary fold incision in Southeast Asian women: Patient-reported outcomes
- Source :
- Archives of Plastic Surgery, Archives of Plastic Surgery, Vol 45, Iss 4, Pp 367-374 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background This analysis presents patient-reported outcomes of breast augmentation procedures performed in Singapore using an inframammary fold incision and the “5 Ps” best practice principles for breast augmentation. These data are the first of their kind in Southeast Asian patients. Methods Through a retrospective chart review, patients who underwent primary breast augmentation with anatomical form-stable silicone gel breast implants using an inframammary fold incision were followed for ≥6 months postoperatively. The BREAST-Q Augmentation Module (scores standardized to 0 [worst] – 100 [best]) and Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS; 1 [normal skin] to 10 [worst scar imaginable]) were administered. Responses were summarized using descriptive statistics. Patient-reported events were collected. Results Twenty-two Southeast Asian patients (mean age, 35.1 years) completed ≥1 postoperative BREAST-Q and POSAS assessment and were assessed 11 months to 5.5 years postoperatively. The mean postoperative BREAST-Q satisfaction with breasts and psychosocial well-being scores were 69.2 and 84.0, respectively. The mean POSAS score for their overall opinion of the scar was 4.2; the mean scores for all scar characteristics ranged from 1.2 to 4.2. Over 90% of patients (20/22) said that they would recommend the procedure. Patient complaints following surgery included anisomastia (possibly pre-existing; n=2), sensory loss at the nipple (n=2) or around the nipple (n=3), scarring (n=4), and slight capsular contracture (n=1). No patients required reoperation. Conclusions Southeast Asian patients reported high long-term satisfaction scores on the BREAST-Q scale and with their scar characteristics following breast augmentation using an inframammary fold incision, and nearly all said they would recommend this procedure. No reoperations were necessary in patients assessed for up to 5.5 years postoperatively.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Mammaplasty
lcsh:Surgery
Sensory loss
Patient satisfaction
lcsh:RD1-811
Capsular contracture
Anisomastia
030230 surgery
Southeast asian
Surgery
Breast implants
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
Inframammary fold
In patient
Original Article
Normal skin
business
Breast augmentation
Asia, Southeastern
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22346171 and 22346163
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Plastic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9f99e9d211ef5f1a1cac5b29a09b7e1d