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Shangshan Li1, Lin Chen1, Wenyue Liu1
1Department of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 33 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
Background:
Capsular contracture has been the most common complication of cosmetic breast augmentation. The effect of incision pattern on capsular contracture is still unclear. This meta-analysis demonstrates current evidence with regard to the comparison of capsular contracture rate between periareolar and other two (transaxillary and inframammary) incisions.
Methods:
PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched up to January 2017. The results of selected studies were meta-analyzed to obtain a pooled odds ratio of the effect of periareolar versus other two incision patterns (transaxillary or inframammary incision) of breast augmentation on capsular contracture rates. In addition, subgroup analyses were performed on periareolar versus transaxillary groups and periareolar versus inframammary groups with regard to capsular contracture rate.
Results:
Seven comparative studies were selected and meta-analyzed. Five of the seven studies reported a higher rate of capsular contracture on patients with periareolar incisions. The results showed a significantly higher rate of capsular contracture with periareolar incisions compared with other two incisions (OR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.06-3.15, p = 0.03). Subgroup results showed no significant difference of capsular contracture between periareolar incisions and transaxillary incisions (OR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.52-1.64, p = 0.79) and showed a significantly higher rate of capsular contracture in periareolar incisions compared to inframammary incisions (OR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.06-3.43, p = 0.03).
Conclusion:
The results of this meta-analysis demonstrate the contributing effects of periareolar breast augmentation on the rate of capsular contracture. However, more studies with longer tracking periods and higher quality should be conducted to further verify this conclusion.
Level Of Evidence Iii:
This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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