Table 4.
Baseline Characteristics of the Patients Depending on the Breast Implant
| Variables | Values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellaGel/BellaGel SmoothFine (n = 182) | Mentor CPG (n = 159) | Motiva Ergonomix (n = 152) | Matrix (n = 135) | Naturgel (n = 61) | Natrelle 410/510 (n = 20) | |
| Age (y) | 33.15 ± 8.29 | 31.96 ± 8.32 | 36.67 ± 7.77 | 36.66 ± 8.06 | 33.69 ± 9.78 | 37.55 ± 9.47 |
| Sex (male-to-female ratio) | 0:182 | 0:159 | 0:152 | 0:135 | 0:61 | 0:20 |
| Follow-up period (mo) | 7.98 ± 4.80 | 7.91 ± 4.83 | 7.17 ± 5.36 | 6.78 ± 4.81 | 8.38 ± 8.42 | 5.90 ± 3.49 |
| Height (cm) | 163.04 ± 5.06 | 161.86 ± 5.09 | 161.75 ± 5.37 | 162.35 ± 4.69 | 161.69 ± 5.12 | 162.35 ± 3.03 |
| Weight (kg) | 51.16 ± 5.47 | 51.80 ± 5.68 | 50.58 ± 5.34 | 51.75 ± 5.62 | 50.11 ± 5.13 | 53.28 ± 5.51 |
| Round of surgery | ||||||
| Primary augmentation mammaplasty | 170 (93.41) | 151 (94.97) | 130 (85.53) | 124 (91.85) | 59 (96.72) | 20 (100.00) |
| Revision augmentation mammaplasty | 1 (0.55) | 3 (1.89) | 8 (5.26) | 8 (5.93) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Reoperation | 11 (6.04) | 5 (2.75) | 14 (9.21) | 3 (2.22) | 2 (3.28) | 0 (0.00) |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never smokers | 166 (91.21) | 153 (84.07) | 144 (94.74) | 120 (88.89) | 39 (63.93) | 18 (90.00) |
| Former smokers | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 20 (32.79) | 0 (0.00) |
| Current smokers | 16 (8.79) | 6 (3.77) | 8 (5.26) | 15 (11.11) | 2 (3.28) | 2 (10.00) |
| Volume of breast implant (mL) | ||||||
| Right side | ||||||
| ≤245 | 0 (0.00) | 10 (6.29) | 10 (6.58) | 2 (1.48) | 6 (9.84) | 3 (15.00) |
| 250–295 | 36 (19.78) | 99 (62.26) | 44 (28.95) | 71 (52.59) | 26 (42.62) | 11 (55.00) |
| 300–345 | 119 (65.38) | 36 (22.64) | 84 (55.26) | 53 (39.26) | 29 (47.54) | 4 (20.00) |
| ≥350 | 26 (14.29) | 14 (8.81) | 14 (9.21) | 9 (6.67) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (10.00) |
| Left side | ||||||
| ≤245 | 3 (1.65) | 14 (8.81) | 19 (12.50) | 2 (1.48) | 12 (19.67) | 4 (20.00) |
| 250–295 | 59 (32.42) | 97 (61.01) | 47 (30.92) | 83 (61.48) | 29 (47.54) | 9 (45.00) |
| 300–345 | 101 (55.49) | 34 (21.38) | 78 (51.32) | 41 (30.37) | 20 (32.79) | 5 (25.00) |
| ≥350 | 18 (9.89) | 14 (8.81) | 8 (5.26) | 9 (6.67) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (10.00) |
| Surgical approach | ||||||
| Axillary incision | 2 (1.10) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| IMF incision | 179 (98.35) | 154 (96.86) | 147 (96.71) | 130 (96.30) | 61 (100.00) | 19 (95.00) |
| Crescent periareolar incision | 0 (0.00) | 4 (2.52) | 4 (2.63) | 5 (3.70) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| IMF incision in the right breast and periareolar mastopexy of the left breast | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (5.00) |
| Crescent periareolar incision in the right breast and IMF incision in the left breast | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.63) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Vertical augmentation mastopexy | 1 (0.55) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.66) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
Values are mean ± SD or the number of patients with percentage, where appropriate.