Does Staged Breast Reduction before Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Decrease Complications? A Matched Cohort Study between Staged and Nonstaged Techniques
- 1 November 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 144 (5), 1023-1032
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000006121
Abstract
Background: Nipple-sparing mastectomy in patients with large, ptotic breasts is a reconstructive challenge. Staged breast reduction before prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy has been shown to decrease complications; however, a direct comparison of outcomes between staged and nonstaged techniques is lacking. Methods: A retrospective review of all patients that underwent staged breast reduction before nipple-sparing mastectomy was conducted. Staged cases were matched to nonstaged nipple-sparing mastectomy cases according to known risk factors for complications. Individual staged cases with appropriate matches in all these categories were then each paired to two nonstaged cases according to the nearest higher and lower mastectomy weight. Staged and nonstaged cohorts were compared with regard to demographics, operative characteristics, and reconstructive outcomes. Results: Eighteen staged breast reductions were identified, performed at an average of 5.0 months before nipple-sparing mastectomy. Staged reductions were matched to 36 prophylactic nonstaged reductions. Average combined mastectomy weight (breast reduction and mastectomy weight) in the staged group was significantly higher than in the nonstaged group (992.6 g versus 640 g; p = 0.0004), although isolated mastectomy weights were comparable (607.1 g versus 640.0 g, respectively; p = 0.6311). Major mastectomy flap necrosis rates were significantly lower in the staged cohort than in the nonstaged cohort (0 percent versus 22.2 percent, respectively; p = 0.0415). Rates of minor mastectomy flap necrosis, partial nipple necrosis, and explantation trended lower in the staged cohort. Conclusion: In patients with large breast size, staged breast reduction before nipple-sparing mastectomy had significantly lower rates of major flap necrosis compared with nonstaged cases after controlling for other known risk factors for complications. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, III.Keywords
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