Table 4. Assessment of aesthetic result and capsular contracture, reported at breast level.
One-stage, breast n=21 | Two-stage, breast n=22 | P | |
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Patient: “Satisfaction with appearance of reconstructed breast with/without clothes” (range 2–14), Mean (CI) | 12.4 (11.3–13.5) | 12.6 (11.6–13.6) | NS† |
Patient: “Overall satisfaction with the breast reconstruction” (range 1–7), Mean (CI) | 6.2 (5.6–6.7) | 6.2 (5.7–6.7) | NS† |
Investigator: assessment of overall aesthetic result of BR with/without clothes (range 2–8), Mean (CI) | 7.8 (7.5–8) | 7.7 (7.5–7.9) | NS‡ |
Baker grade III–IV | 0 | 0 |
NS, not significant. †, mixed regression model; ‡, linear regression model.