title: Subjective comparison of six different reduction mammoplasty procedures.
abstract: There are an increasing number of young patients seeking an ideal reduction mammoplasty. The ideal procedure must obtain a youthful-looking result, minimal scarring, preservation of lactation, erotic sensitivity, and no postoperative complications. We have done a subjective comparison of six different reduction mammoplasty procedures by using a mail questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised three categories: (I) alleviating preoperative complaints, (II) postoperative appearance, and (III) postoperative complications. In category I, greater than 95% of all preoperative complaints were alleviated in all groups of patients. In category II, McKissock's and Robbins' procedures scored the best for nipple-areola position, with highest number of patients (40.5%) in the free nipple group appreciating the overall breast symmetry. In category III, the modified Regnault group (H/B) had the lowest overall complication rate. Only 33% of the patients in H/B group experienced failure to lactate and 26% experienced loss of erotic nipple sensation for longer than six months. In our study, we show that the H/B mammoplasty procedure was rated best overall and was the best compared with the concept of an "ideal" procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick 08903-0019.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hang-Fu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications