El Naggary, A., Aziz, W. (2019). Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 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". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 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', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(1), pp. 121-124. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169
El Naggary, A., Aziz, W. Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019; 43(1): 121-124. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65169
Patient Satisfaction with Posterior Versus Posteromedial Brachioplasty Scar
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.
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