Brebant, Vanessa and Weiherer, Maximilian and Noisser, Vivien and Seitz, Stephan and Prantl, Lukas and Eigenberger, Andreas (2022) Implants Versus Lipograft: Analysis of Long-Term Results Following Congenital Breast Asymmetry Correction. AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, 46 (5). pp. 2228-2236. ISSN 0364-216X, 1432-5241
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Aims Congenital breast asymmetry represents a particular challenge to the classic techniques of plastic surgery given the young age of patients at presentation. This study reviews and compares the long-term results of traditional breast augmentation using silicone implants and the more innovative technique of lipografting. Methods To achieve this, we not only captured subjective parameters such as satisfaction with outcome and symmetry, but also objective parameters including breast volume and anthropometric measurements. The objective examination was performed manually and by using the Vectra(R) H2 photogrammetry scanning system. Results Differences between patients undergoing either implant augmentation or lipograft were revealed not to be significant with respect to patient satisfaction with surgical outcome (p = 0.55) and symmetry (p = 0.69). Furthermore, a breast symmetry of 93 % was reported in both groups. Likewise, no statistically significant volume difference between the left and right breasts was observed in both groups (p < 0.41). However, lipograft patients needed on average 2.9 procedures to achieve the desired result, compared with 1.3 for implant augmentation. In contrast, patients treated with implant augmentation may require a number of implant changes during their lifetime. Conclusion Both methods may be considered for patients presenting with congenital breast asymmetry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ADIPOSE-TISSUE; CANCER; VOLUME; CELLS; SURGERY; Congenital breast asymmetry; PROM; Autologous fat injections; Fat grafting; Lipograft; Implant augmentation; Breast augmentation; 3D volumetry; Three-dimensional imaging; Breast-QTM |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe (Schwerpunkt Frauenheilkunde) Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2023 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2023 10:13 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/56517 |
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