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. 2013 Aug 1;8:191. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-191

Table 2.

Late cosmetic results from physician evaluation

  24 m (n=39) 48 m (n=39) 60 m (n=40)
 
N
%
N
%
N
%
 
32
82.1
27
69.2
29
72.5
Breast size
 
 
 
 
 
 
No difference
22
68.8
13
48.2
12
41.4
Small difference
8
25.0
11
40.7
12
41.4
Middle difference
1
3.1
3
11.1
4
13.8
High difference
1
3.1
0
 
1
3.4
Breast shape
 
 
 
 
 
 
No difference
19
59.4
12
44.4
9
31.0
Small difference
9
28.1
10
37.0
17
58.6
Middle difference
3
9.4
4
14.8
2
6.9
High difference
1
3.1
1
3.7
1
3.5
Nipple position
 
 
 
 
 
 
No difference
24
77.4
18
66.7
17
58.6
Small difference
5
16.1
8
29.6
11
37.9
Middle difference
1
3.2
1
3.7
1
3.4
High difference
1
3.2
0
 
0
 
Nipple shape
 
 
 
 
 
 
No difference
28
87.5
23
85.2
24
82.8
Small difference
3
9.4
4
14.8
4
13.8
Middle difference
0
 
0
 
1
3.4
High difference
1
3.1
0
 
0
 
Skin color
 
 
 
 
 
 
No difference
31
96.9
26
96.3
27
93.1
Small difference
1
3.1
1
3.7
2
6.9
Scar appearance
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soft
17
53.1
12
44.4
12
41.4
Visible, does not affect the result
12
37.5
10
37.0
14
48.3
Visible, slightly affects the result
3
9.4
5
18.5
3
10.3
Visible, significantly affects the result
0
 
0
 
0
 
Telangiectasia
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not visible
32
100.0
27
100.0
28
100.0
Global cosmetic result
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excellent
16
50.0
15
57.7
13
48.2
Good
13
40.6
6
23.1
12
44.4
Fair
2
6.3
5
19.2
1
3.7
Bad 1 3.1 0   1 3.7

m months, N number.