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Intraoperative 3D Comparison of Round and Anatomical Breast Implants: Dispelling a Myth
Lotter, Luisa, Zucal, Isabel, Brébant, Vanessa
, Heine, Norbert, Hartmann, Robin, Mueller, Karolina, Prantl, Lukas
and Schiltz, Daniel
(2021)
Intraoperative 3D Comparison of Round and Anatomical Breast Implants: Dispelling a Myth.
Journal of Clinical Medicine 11 (1), p. 149.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 07 Apr 2022 04:56
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.52088
Abstract
Background: Thanks to 3D imaging, it is possible to measure the influence of different parameters on breast augmentation. In this study, we compare the effect of different shapes and sizes of breast implants on the topography of the resulting breast. Furthermore, the impact of different breast implants on inter-landmark distances and on changes of the nipple position was assessed. Methods: This ...
Background: Thanks to 3D imaging, it is possible to measure the influence of different parameters on breast augmentation. In this study, we compare the effect of different shapes and sizes of breast implants on the topography of the resulting breast. Furthermore, the impact of different breast implants on inter-landmark distances and on changes of the nipple position was assessed. Methods: This interventional prospective study was carried out on 10 female patients after collecting informed consent. 3D scans of the native and augmented breasts were performed intraoperatively with small, medium, and large sizes of both anatomical and round implants, resulting in a total of n = 130 single breast scans. These scans were analyzed for topographic shift quantification, nipple migration, and inter-landmark distances of the breast. Results: Implant size, but not implant shape leads to significant topographic shifts of the breast (p < 0.001 and p = 0.900, respectively). Both round and anatomical implants lead to a significantly higher volumetric increase in the upper quadrants compared to the lower quadrants (p < 0.001). Nipple migration into the superomedial quadrant was seen in about 90% of augmentations. No evident differences in inter-landmark distances were observed when round and anatomical implants of different sizes were compared. Conclusions: Implant size rather than shape influences the postoperative aesthetic results. No significant difference in topographic shift was found comparing round and anatomical implants, suggesting that both implant shapes result in comparable aesthetic outcomes.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of Clinical Medicine | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Place of Publication: | BASEL | ||||
| Volume: | 11 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 1 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 149 | ||||
| Date | 28 December 2021 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Klinische Studien Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie | ||||
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| Keywords | VOLUME ASSESSMENT; AUGMENTATION MAMMAPLASTY; SHAPE; breast augmentation; breast implant; 3D-volumetry; 3D measurement; 3D scan | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-520886 | ||||
| Item ID | 52088 |
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