Table 4.

Complication Rates

	Overall	Wise	Vertical	P
Total no. patients	60	49	11	—
Surgical complications, n (%)
Overall	14 (23.3)	10 (20.4)	4 (36.4)	NS
Major	1 (1.7)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Minor	14 (23.3)	10 (20.4)	4 (36.4)	NS
Delayed wound healing	7 (11.7)	6 (12.2)	1 (9.1)	NS
Wound dehiscence	6 (10.0)	3 (6.1)	3 (27.3)	NS
Fat necrosis	2 (3.3)	2 (4.1)	0 (0.0)	NS
Scarring	1 (1.7)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Infection	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)	NS
Nipple necrosis	1 (1.7)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Skin necrosis	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Nipple sensation loss	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Hematoma	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Seroma	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Asymmetry/deformity	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	NS
Revisions, n (%)
No revisions	59 (98.3)	49 (100.0)	10 (90.9)	NS
Secondary revision	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)	NS
Tertiary revision	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	NS

NS, not significant.