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12.05.2016 | Short Communication
Comparison of long-term changes in breast surface measurements after augmentation mammaplasty: silicone versus saline implants
Erschienen in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Ausgabe 5/2016
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It could be argued that implant composition is one of the most important decisions made in the preoperative planning of a cosmetic breast augmentation. Not only does implant volume and shape determine the success of the surgical outcome but also the type of implant has an effect [1]. While several studies have been published that analyze the changes in breast surface measurements that occur after augmentation, only limited data exists that compares the changes in measurements that occur using saline implants to those that occur using silicone implants of similar volumes and shapes [2, 3]. Therefore, we sought to determine what postoperative differences exist between these groups and, if present, how long they persist. Demographic data for the study population is shown in Table 1.
Table 1
Patient demographics
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Saline implanted patients
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Silicone implanted patients
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p value
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
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Age (years)
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0.96
|
||
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Mean
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33.7
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35.6
|
|
|
Standard dev.
|
8.2
|
9.5
|
|
|
Height (in.)
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0.85
|
||
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Mean
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68.4
|
65.0
|
|
|
Standard dev.
|
7.2
|
2.5
|
|
|
Weight (lbs)
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0.94
|
||
|
Mean
|
130.7
|
127.3
|
|
|
Standard dev.
|
3.7
|
17.8
|
|
|
BMI
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0.92
|
||
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Mean
|
21.7
|
21.2
|
|
|
Standard dev.
|
3.7
|
2.6
|
|
|
Implant volume (ml)
|
0.85
|
||
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Mean
|
372.0
|
370.1
|
|
|
Standard dev.
|
85.9
|
96.7
|
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