Three-dimensional evaluation of results after dual-plane breast augmentation with and without internal suture mastopexy

Xin-Rui Li , Li Zeng , Wei-Jin Hong
Three-dimensional evaluation of results after dual-plane breast augmentation with and without internal suture mastopexy
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Background

 In patients with breast atrophy and ptosis, it is necessary to correct both problems simultaneously. This study aimed to analyze breast morphological changes with a three-dimensional (3D) scanning technique to demonstrate the improvement effect of dual-plane breast augmentation combined with internal suture mastopexy.

Methods

 3D breast surface scans were performed preoperatively and postoperatively in 24 patients (n = 35 breasts) undergoing internal suture mastopexy combined with prosthetic augmentation through the periareolar approach and 24 patients (48 breasts) undergoing simple dual-plane breast augmentation. Changes in linear distance, breast volume and volume distribution, breast projection, and nipple position were analyzed to assess the breast morphology.

Conclusions

 Dual-plane breast augmentation in addition to internal suture mastopexy appears to reposition breast tissue from the lower pole to fill in the deficient upper breast, pull the nipple medially and superiorly, and ultimately correct mild to moderate breast ptosis.

Read the full study here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36454327/

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