Assessing Postsurgical Outcomes with Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: A Literature Review and Meta-analysis Update.

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · 2021 · PMC8547925 · PMID 34712539

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Capsular contracture trended lower for the prepectoral group compared with the dual-plane group, but results did not reach statistical significance (OR 0.14; 95% CI 0.02–1.14).

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showed a trendno p-value reported

The current meta-analysis included only two studies 30 , 31 [median follow-up (range): 9.56 months (140–589) 30 ; median follow-up: 25 months (16–40) 31 ] that showed a trend for a lower rate of capsular contracture with prepectoral IBBR; however, it did not reach statistical significance.

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