Mastopexy with breast implant inclusion after morbid obesity surgical treatment: patient satisfaction evaluation and surgical results / Mastopexia com inclusão de implantes mamários após tratamento cirúrgico da obesidade mórbida: avaliação da satisfação das pacientes e resultados cirúrgicos

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

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INTRODUCTION: Morbid obesity patients submitted to surgical treatment through disabsortive-restrictive procedures, and after considerable weight loss, develop skin or fatty tissue folds in many regions of the body. These changes in the breasts, in particular, are characterized by volume deficiency, marked ptosis, asymmetry and medialization of the nipple-areola complexes (NAC). Mastopexy associated with breast implant inclusion has shown to be an efficient solution to improve shape, volume and breast symmetry. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patient satisfaction and surgical results obtained after mastopexy with breast implant inclusion. METHODS: Twenty female patients with a mean age of 39.9 years were submitted to mastopexy with breast implant inclusion between September 2008 and April 2009. All patients had semi-directed psychological evaluation in the pre- and postoperative periods. The answers to the evaluations were tabulated, categorized, and allowed patient satisfaction analysis. The surgical results evaluation was made through photographic analysis of three independent plastic surgeons, in the pre- and post-operative periods, when scores of zero, one or two, were attributed to the following items: breast shape, breast volume, symmetry of breasts, NAC position, scar quality and extent. RESULTS: Nineteen patients (95%) referred satisfaction with the surgical results attained (p<0,001). Four patients (20%) referred improvement in their professional lives; twelve patients (60%), improvement in their social lives; ten patients (50%), of their affective lives; and ten (50%) of their sexual lives. The mean sum of the scores attributed by the three surgeons, respective to each patient, varied between 4.7 and 10, with an overall mean of 7.28. The results were considered good or great for 65% of the sample and poor for 8.4%. CONCLUSIONS: There was a 95% satisfaction rate among patients with the results obtained through Mastopexy with breast implant inclusion. The photographic analysis of the results obtained a mean score of 7.28, considered as a good result, albeit the weak correlation among evaluators.

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mama/cirurgia obesidade órbida 8.cirurgia plástica morbid obesity obesity satisfação do paciente mammaplasty plastic surgery mamoplastia pregas cutâneas breast implants skinfold thickness obesidade implantes de mama breast/surgery satisfaction of the patient

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