Table 1.

Measurements before bilateral mastectomy versus after reconstruction

Measurements, mean ± SEM
Age, y	54.38 ± 0.94
Weight, kg	71.05 ± 1.12
Height, cm	158 ± 1.08
Body mass index, mean, kg/m2	28.46
Areola size before mastectomy, cm	5.24 ± 0.12
Areola size after reconstruction, cm	3.65 ± 0.05
Jugulum-nipple distance before mastectomy, cm	23.89 ± 0.90
Jugulum-nipple distance after reconstruction, cm	19.66 ± 0.61
P	<0.001
Other data, n (%)
Patients	103 (100)
Number of NAC tattooings	206 (100)
Tattooings that needed touch-ups 3 months later	38 (18.45)
Tattooings that needed touch-ups 1 year later	0 (0)

NAC indicates nipple areola complex; SEM, standard error of the mean.