Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Patients (n = 637; 1,274 Breasts)
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 33.2 ± 7.2 |
| Sex (male:female ratio) | 0:637 |
| Round of surgery | |
| Primary augmentation mammaplasty | 594 (93.2%) |
| Revision augmentation mammaplasty | 43 (6.8%) |
| Causes of revision surgery | |
| Postoperative complications | 19 (44.2%) |
| Dissatisfaction with the shape | 19 (44.2%) |
| Dissatisfaction with the softness | 3 (7.0%) |
| Dissatisfaction with the shape | 2 (4.6%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smokers | 541 (84.9%) |
| Former smokers | 43 (6.8%) |
| Current smokers | 53 (8.3%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Lower body weight (<18.5) | 200 (31.4%) |
| Normal body weight (18.5–24.9) | 432 (67.8%) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 5 (0.8%) |
| Obesity (>30) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Type of breast implant | |
| Round microtextured | 315 (49.5%) |
| Anatomical textured | 272 (42.7%) |
| Round textured | 48 (7.5%) |
| Round smooth | 2 (0.3%) |
| Volume of breast prosthesis (cc) | |
| 200–245 | 27 (4.3%) |
| 250–295 | 227 (35.6%) |
| 300–345 | 347 (54.5%) |
| 350–395 | 34 (5.3%) |
| ≥400 | 2 (0.3%) |
| Type of surgery | |
| Subpectoral augmentation mammaplasty | 2 (0.3%) |
| Subglandular augmentation mammaplasty | 0 (0.0%) |
| Dual-plane augmentation mammaplasty | 635 (99.7%) |
| Surgical approach | |
| Axillary approach | 104 (16.3%) |
| Inframammary fold approach | 520 (81.6%) |
| Periareolar approach | 5 (0.8%) |
| Others | 8 (1.3%) |
Values are mean ± SD with range or the number of patients with percentage, where appropriate.
BMI, body mass index.