Retrospective Comparison of Non-Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Skin-Sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Table 3

Chronological changes in SSM between July 2003–June 2007 and July 2007–June 2010 in SSM (%).

	July 2003–June 2007	July 2007–June 2010
Number of patients	26 (35.6)	47 (64.4)
Operation (mastectomy) time (min.)	148.3 ± 26.9	132.1 ± 50.6
Blood loss during operation (g.)	232.1 ± 174.8	196.6 ± 99.8
Type of skin incision for SSM
Type A	22 (84.6)	4 (8.5)
Type B	4(15.4)	25 (53.2)
Type C	0 (0)	18 (38.3)
Type of reconstruction following SSM
LDMC flap	4 (15.4)	6 (12.8)
TRAM flap	18 (69.2)	15 (31.9)
DIEP flap	4 (15.4)	25 (53.2)
Silicon implant	0	1 (2.1)

LDMC: latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous, TRAM: transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous, and DIEP: deep inferior epigastric perforator.