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: Received: 8 August 2021 / Approved: 9 August 2021 / Online: 9 August 2021 (15:06:09 CEST)
How to cite:
Brebant, V.; Weiherer, M.; Noisser, V.; Seitz, S.; Prantl, L.; Eigenberger, A. Implants versus Lipograft – Analysis of Long-Term Results after Congenital Breast Asymmetry Procedure. Preprints2021, 2021080202. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0202.v1
Brebant, V.; Weiherer, M.; Noisser, V.; Seitz, S.; Prantl, L.; Eigenberger, A. Implants versus Lipograft – Analysis of Long-Term Results after Congenital Breast Asymmetry Procedure. Preprints 2021, 2021080202. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0202.v1
Brebant, V.; Weiherer, M.; Noisser, V.; Seitz, S.; Prantl, L.; Eigenberger, A. Implants versus Lipograft – Analysis of Long-Term Results after Congenital Breast Asymmetry Procedure. Preprints2021, 2021080202. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0202.v1
APA Style
Brebant, V., Weiherer, M., Noisser, V., Seitz, S., Prantl, L., & Eigenberger, A. (2021). Implants versus Lipograft – Analysis of Long-Term Results after Congenital Breast Asymmetry Procedure. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0202.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Brebant, V., Lukas Prantl and Andreas Eigenberger. 2021 "Implants versus Lipograft – Analysis of Long-Term Results after Congenital Breast Asymmetry Procedure" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0202.v1
Abstract
Congenital breast asymmetry represents a particular challenge to the classical techniques of plastic surgery due to a young group of patients. This study compares traditional breast augmentation using silicone implants to the more innovative lipograft technique regarding long-term results. To achieve this, we not only captured subjective parameters like satisfaction with outcome and symmetry, but also objective parameters such as breast volume and anthropometric measurements. Objective examination was performed manually and by using the Vectra® H2 photogrammetry scanning system. Patients who underwent implant augmentation and lipograft both showed no significant differences in patient´s satisfaction with surgical outcome (p = 0.55) and symmetry (p = 0.69). Furthermore, a breast symmetry of 93 % in both groups was reported. Likewise, no statistically significant volume difference between left and right breast was observed in both groups (p<0.41). However, on average, lipograft patients needed 1.3 procedures more until the desired result was achieved. In contrast, patients treated with implant-based breast augmentation usually need several implant changes during their life. In conclusion, both methods should be considered for patients with congenital breast asymmetry.
Keywords
congenital breast asymmetry; PROM, autologous fat injections, fat grafting, lipograft, implant augmentation, breast augmentation, 3D volumetry, three-dimensional imaging, Breast-QTM; human adipose stem cells
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Surgery
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