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. 2021 Aug 10;9(8):e3745. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003745

Table 4.

Comparison of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Complications

ADM No ADM P
Minor mastectomy flap necrosis 0 3 (7.3%) 0.245
Major mastectomy flap necrosis 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.4%) 1.000
Minor NAC necrosis* 0 0
Full NAC necrosis* 0 0
Minor infection 1 (2.9%) 2 (4.9%) 1.000
Major infection 3 (8.6%) 1 (2.4%) 0.329
Seroma 1 (2.9%) 3 (7.3%) 0.620
Hematoma 1 (2.9%) 0 0.461
Isolated dehiscence 2 (5.7%) 2 (4.9%) 1.000
Implant exchange 0 1 (2.4%) 1.000
Tissue expander explantation 4 (11.4%) 4 (9.8%) 1.000
Capsular contracture (Grade III/IV) 0 1 (4.0%) 1.000
Implant dystopia 2 (11.8%) 2 (8.0%) 1.000
Rippling 1 (5.0%) 4 (16.0%) 0.362
Any complication 9 (25.7%) 7 (17.1%) 0.357

*Total 13 nipple-sparing mastectomy cases.

†Total cases: 20 ADM cohort, 24 No ADM cohort.

Boldface values are statistically significant.