Use of Absorbable Dermal Stapler in Reduction Mammoplasty: Assessing Technical, Quality-of-Life, and Aesthetics Outcomes.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
; 9(8): e3784, 2021 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Reduction mammaplasty is a mainstay in the treatment of symptomatic macromastia, with a well-described positive impact on patient quality-of-life (QoL). Absorbable dermal staplers have the potential to improve the efficiency of skin closure in reduction mammoplasties, but a more comprehensive assessment of its impact on key outcomes has not been fully elucidated.METHODS:
A retrospective review of patients undergoing reduction mammoplasty between November 2018 and December 2020 was conducted. Patients were included if they had undergone a wise-pattern reduction with a superomedial pedicle and completed 3 months of follow-up. Patient demographics, operative information, clinical and aesthetic outcomes, and QoL were compared between patients that had INSORB stapler-assisted and suture-only closures.RESULTS:
Seventy-five patients met the inclusion criteria, with 34 patients (45%) in the stapler cohort. Total procedure time was significantly reduced with the use of the dermal stapler (stapler 154 vs. suture 170 minutes; p = 0.003). The incidence of major complications was similar between cohorts (stapler 8.8% vs. suture 12%; p = 0.64), as was the incidence of minor complications (stapler 44% vs. suture 41%; p = 0.82). Regardless of closure technique, patients demonstrated significant increases in all QoL domains (p <0.001). Lastly, 10 independent raters found no difference in the cosmetic appearance of breasts from either cohort, when judging overall breast appearance, shape, scars, volume and the nipple-areolar complex (all p > 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
The dermal stapler improves efficiency of closure during reduction mammoplasty without increasing the incidence of wound healing complications. Additionally, cosmetic outcomes are not affected, and patients demonstrate similar post-operative satisfaction with the result regardless of closure technique.
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Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Panamá