Research Article
Flat Aesthetic Mastectomy Closure with the Angel Wing Technique to Address Lateral Adiposity: Technique and Outcome Analysis
Table 1
Demographics of angel wing versus nonangel wing technique cohort.
| | Variables | Demographics | | Cohort | AW | Non-AW | | | N = 390 | n = 173 (44.4%) | n = 217 (55.6%) |
| | BMI | | <25 | 76 (19.5%) | 16 (9.3%) | 60 (27.6%) | | | 25–29.9 | 104 (26.7%) | 33 (19.2%) | 71 (32.7%) | | >30 | 210 (53.8%) | 124 (72.1%) | 86 (39.6%) | | Axillary surgery | | None | 10 (2.6%) | 6 (3.5%) | 4 (1.8%) | | | SLNB | 226 (57.9%) | 91 (52.9%) | 135 (62.2%) | | ALND | 154 (39.5%) | 76 (44.2%) | 78 (35.9%) | | # of nodes removed | | <10 | 294 (75.4%) | 130 (75.6%) | 164 (75.6%) | | | 10–19 | 76 (19.5%) | 33 (19.2%) | 43 (19.8%) | | >20 nodes | 20 (5.1%) | 10 (5.8%) | 10 (4.6%) | | PMRT | | Yes | 138 (35.4%) | 60 (34.9%) | 78 (35.9%) | | | No | 252 (64.6%) | 113 (65.7%) | 139 (64.1%) | | PMRT + ALND | 108 (27.7%) | 50 (28.9%) | 58 (26.7%) | NA | | Stage | | 0 | 52 (13.3%) | 24 (14.0%) | 28 (12.9%) | | | I | 136 (34.9%) | 50 (29.1%) | 86 (39.6%) | | II | 107 (27.4%) | 53 (30.8%) | 54 (24.9%) | | III | 64 (16.4%) | 32 (18.6%) | 32 (14.7%) | | IV | 21 (5.4%) | 10 (5.8%) | 11 (5.1%) | | N/A | 10 (2.6%) | 4 (2.3%) | 6 (2.8%) |
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Demographic information of those who underwent the angel wing and nonangel wing technique.
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