Authors: P G Ngan S Jayagopal E N George D McGeorge A Juma
Publish Date: 2007/10/27
Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 189-194
Abstract
A survey was carried out to ascertain the preference for donor site scar orientation in patients undergoing pedicled latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction and their views on breast reconstruction in general One hundred twelve women 59 Chinese 53 Western completed the questionnaire Participants were asked to state their preferred scar orientation ie oblique horizontal or vertical based on photographs showing the position of the scars Demographic information and views on issues surrounding breast reconstruction in general were also collected Data was analyzed nonparametrically with chisquare test and t test The mean age of participants was 395 years 20–73 years Seventyseven percent of the participants would opt for an immediate breast reconstruction if offered p 0001 Eightysix percent would have objection to the use of silicone implant as a whole or part of a reconstruction p 0001 Vertical and horizontal scars were the preferred orientation with no women choosing the oblique orientation as their first choice p 0001 The nonChinese of 40 years or older as well as Chinese women from all age groups preferred the horizontal scar p 005 We demonstrated that both culture and age impact on the preferred scar orientation in breast reconstruction Women in the age group we commonly reconstruct favored the horizontal scar However the younger women of nonChinese origin tended to favor the vertical scar
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