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Jeong Yeop Ryu1, Myeong Jae Kang1, Hyun Geun Cho1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital 807, Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
To date, few studies have examined changes in waist circumference and cardiovascular risk profile (CVRP) after autologous breast reconstruction. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of flap surgery using autologous tissue on waist circumference and CVRP through a nationwide population-based cohort study. In total, 6926 patients who underwent autologous breast reconstruction between 2015 and 2019 were considered. Of them, we evaluated 3444 patients who underwent the complete Korean National Health Insurance Service Health Screening (NHIS-HealS) before and after surgery. Body measurements, including waist circumference, weight, and body mass index; and CVRP, including blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, and cholesterol levels, were analyzed by type of surgery up to 3-4 years postoperatively. The body measurements of patients who underwent abdominal-based breast reconstruction were reduced 1-2 years after surgery, but returned to preoperative values 3-4 years after surgery. Regardless of the type of surgery, CVRP was worsened at both 1-2 years and 3-4 years after surgery, except for low-density lipoprotein values. Autologous breast reconstruction did not ameliorate the deterioration of CVRP over time. In addition, the abdominoplasty effect of abdominal-based breast reconstruction disappeared 1-2 years after surgery.
