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. 2023 Mar 10;11(3):e4872. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004872

Table 3.

Time Intervals Until the First to Third Breast Implant Replacement/Removal

Time Interval Aesthetic p1–2 = 0,371 p2–3 = 0,632 Reconstructive p1–2 = 0,949 p2–3= 0,234 Total p1–2 = 0,489 p2–3 = 0,243
First replacement/removal
Mean
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
CI
N
P < 0.001
12.3 y
5.2 y
11.0 y
18.1 y
11.4–13.4 y
311
6.8 y
1.0 y
2.7 y
11.7 y
5.7–7.9 y
187
10.2 y
2.1 y
9.6 y
15.6 y
9.5–11.1 y
498
Second replacement/removal
Mean
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
CI
N
P = 0.004
9.1 y
2.3 y
9.0 y
14.0 y
7.5–10.4 y
103
5.8 y
1.0 y
2.9 y
11.4 y
4.2–7.3 y
54
8.0 y
1.3 y
6.4 y
13.0 y
6.7–9.0 y
157
Third replacement/ removal
Mean
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
CI
N
P = 0.341
7.2 y
2.0 y
5.5 y
12.8 y
5.0–9.4 y
28
5.5 y
1.0 y
2.7 y
9.4 y
2.3–8.7 y
16
6.6 y
1.2 y
5.1 y
11.1 y
4.8–8.4 y
44