Table 5. Assessment of breast symmetry, reported at patient level.
One-stage | Two-stage | P | |
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Patient: “Satisfaction with symmetry regarding breast size and breast shape” (range 2–14)†, mean (CI) | 11.7 (10.1–13.2) | 11.6 (10.3–13) | NS§ |
Investigator: “Assessment of symmetry regarding breast size and breast shape” (range 2–8)†, mean (CI) | 7.4 (6.8–8) | 6.8 (6–7.6) | NS§ |
SSN:N, cm‡, mean difference (CI) | –0.3 (–1.1–0.5) | 0.4 (–0.1–0.8) | NS§ |
N:IMF, cm‡, mean difference (CI) | 0 (–0.7–0.7) | –0.03 (–0.5–0.4) | NS§ |
SSN:N, suprasternal notch to nipple distance; N:IMF, nipple to inframammary fold distance. †, one-stage group n=15, two stage group n=19; ‡, one-stage group n=12, two stage group n=17; §, t-test.