Publication: Aesthetically ideal breast preference among plastic surgeons and general population
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2020
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Hamzan, Muhammad Izzuddin
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Introduction: Describing and accurately evaluating the ideal female breast is essential for surgical planning and to establish the goals of surgery as well as to assess surgical outcomes. There are, nevertheless, no measurable aesthetic standards for the female breast. Henceforth, setting objectively measurable ends is a critically vital element of breast surgical procedures in plastic surgery, moreover, that previous study showed that there were different opinions among plastic surgeons and their patients. In this study, we are determining the preference of an ideal breast by using 4 key parameters of which are areola size, upper pole contour, upper pole to lower pole ratio and breast size from plastic surgeons, and general population point of view in Malaysia. Methodology: A cross-sectional study using a web-based interactive questionnaire was conducted among plastic surgeons and the general population group. This questionnaire consists of created images of female breasts with 4 key parameters to assess subjects' preference towards the appearance of an aesthetically ideal female breast. Results: There were 45 plastic surgeons and 135 men and women participated in the study. There is no significant difference in the preference when comparing both the plastic surgeons and the general population group. This study showed that generally, both plastic surgeon and general population group more prefer an aesthetically ideal breast that are; areola size of 3 cm (50.4%), slightly convex upper pole contour (40.7%), 45:55 ratio of the upper pole to lower pole (36.7%), and breast size of a D cup (49.25%). Conclusion: The appearance of an aesthetically ideal female breast should have areola with 3 cm diameter, a slightly convex in upper pole contour, have a proportion of upper pole to lower pole of 45:55, and with a breast size of a D cup. Any deviation from these parameters is prone to an unattractive appearance.
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