Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar
El Naggary, A., Aziz, W. (2019). Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar. EKB Journal Management System, 43(1), 121-124. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169
Amr A El Naggary; Wael Naeem Thabet Aziz. "Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar". EKB Journal Management System, 43, 1, 2019, 121-124. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169
El Naggary, A., Aziz, W. (2019). 'Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar', EKB Journal Management System, 43(1), pp. 121-124. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169
El Naggary, A., Aziz, W. Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 43(1): 121-124. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169

Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar

The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Article 19, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2019, Page 121-124  XML PDF (3.09 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169
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Authors
Amr A El Naggary* 1; Wael Naeem Thabet Aziz2
1The Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University
2Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Abstract
With the increased popularity of brachioplasty, and with
postoperative scarring being the major concern for patients,
choice between different incision techniques should be carefully
considered. The most widely used approaches are the
posterior and posteromedial ones. In this work, we utilized
the two types of approaches in two patient groups, 8 patients
each, and compared patient-perceived results. The overall
satisfaction level was slightly higher, on average, in the
posteromedial group but this was not statistically significant.
However, patients in the posteromedial group had a statistically
significant lower scores of perceived scar visibility (p=0.0239).
Our data suggest that a posteromedially-placed scar would
be the optimal choice for patients undergoing brachioplasty,
taking into account individual patient needs.
Keywords
Brachioplasty – Arm lift – Aesthetic surgery – Plastic; surgery – Scar position
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