Reduction Mammaplasty: What Cup Size Will I Be?
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN 2019;
7:e2273. [PMID:
31624680 PMCID:
PMC6635214 DOI:
10.1097/gox.0000000000002273]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Predicting cup size after reduction mammaplasty is a challenge well recognized by plastic surgeons. This study presents a method whereby the weight of tissue to be excised can be predicted on the basis of the initial and desired cup size.
Methods:
Breast density was calculated from resection specimens. Cup volumes of a specific range of bra style were then measured by filling the bra cups with modeling clay on a mannequin and the volume measured via water displacement. These data were then correlated to breast tissue volume and weight.
Results:
The average breast tissue density calculated was 0.98 g/ml (SD = 0.05). Bra cup volume measurements showed a steady progression according to both cup and band sizes. A table was constructed to predict the weight of tissue required for excision to achieve the desired change in cup size.
Conclusion:
These results can assist plastic surgeons in predicting the amount of breast tissue to excise to achieve a given cup size. A secondary use of these results is a breast volume guide for implant planning.
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