An investigation into changes in lung function and the subjective medical benefits from breast reduction surgery

Starley, Ian F; Bryden, Daniele; Tagari, S.; Mohammed, Paul; Jones, R.P.

doi:10.1054/bjps.1997.0260

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“…A few previous studies regarding the effect of reduction mammaplasty on pulmonary function tests reported improvements in PFTs after reduction mammaplasty, in the other hand some others reported contradictory results (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Therefore, BMI may be the key linking whether a reduction mammmaplasty may affect PFTs, so it is worthwhile to investigate the relationship between bra cup size, BMI and PFTs in normal adult females.…”

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Effects of Breast Size on Lung Function

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“…Weight of the breast as a confounding factor has been studied, which demonstrated improvements in PFTs in women following breast reduction. 21–25 Furthermore, the positive correlation between the amount of breast tissue removed and improvement in FVC has been reported. 23 In our study, neither implant size nor implant size-to-body mass index ratio correlated with change in pulmonary function.…”

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The Objective Effect of Breast Implant Removal and Capsulectomy on Pulmonary Function

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Younis

Boas

et al. 2021

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Breast Implant Illness after aesthetic breast augmentation remains a poorly-defined syndrome. Prior published studies have identified difficulty breathing as a symptom, but definitive improvement in breathing following breast implant removal remains understudied. We hypothesized that patients presenting with breathing symptoms attributed to breast implants would have objective improvement in pulmonary function tests after complete implant/capsule explantation. Methods: A retrospective study of all patients who underwent investigation for symptomatic breast implants by a single surgeon over 2 years was conducted. Paired T-tests were used to compare PFTs before and after surgery. Multivariate analyses and linear regression models were used to examine the impact of patientand implant-related factors, including size and texture on PFT changes. Results: Sixty-nine patients met inclusion criteria. Forced vital capacity (mean pre: 3.67 ± 0.61 L versus post: 3.82 ± 0.55 L), forced expiratory volume (2.78 ± 0.44 L versus 2.89 ± 0.39 L), and peak expiratory flow rate (5.91 ± 1.43 L versus 6.56 ± 0.96 L) were significantly improved postoperatively (P = 0.004, 0.01, 0.0001, respectively). Textured implants were associated with a greater improvement in PFTs after their removal (P = 0.009). Implant size and capsular contracture, even when controlled relative to body mass index, were not independent predictors of improvement.Conclusions: This study demonstrates that patients presenting with symptomatic breast implants with pulmonary complaints had significant improvement in pulmonary function after complete implant/capsule explantation. Forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume, and peak expiratory flow rate consistent with a restrictive pattern of ventilation reliably improved in this symptomatic cohort. Textured implants were a significant predictive variable for improvement in pulmonary function.

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“…Starley et al 7 used the same methodology of Goldwyn's study in 1998, with 19 healthy women with a mean age of 34.9 years and mean body mass index of 27.62, the average weight of resected breast of 1,546g. All preoperative pulmonary function tests were within normal limits.…”

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“…The lung function has been studied in patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty, however, few studies have evaluated objective data 3,7,8 . This can be done through lung function tests and measurement of arterial blood gases.…”

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Avaliação da função pulmonar em pacientes submetidas à mastoplastia redutora

Cunha

Santos

Viana

et al. 2011

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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OBJETIVO: Avaliar prospectivamente a função pulmonar de pacientes submetidas à mastoplastia redutora. MÉTODOS: Doze pacientes femininas portadoras de gigantomastia e sem antecedentes médicos, realizaram mastoplastia redutora no Hospital das Clínicas da UFBA. As pacientes foram submetidas ao teste de função pulmonar e medidas de gases sanguíneos arteriais nos períodos pré-operatório e pós-operatório (três a seis meses). Os dados obtidos foram analisados por meio do teste de Wilcoxon e o nível de significância estatística foi p< 0,05. RESULTADOS: Nos dados obtidos por intermédio dos testes de função pulmonar, a capacidade pulmonar total e o volume residual foram maiores no pós-operatório (p < 0,05). Quanto aos dados de gases arteriais, não houve variações estatisticamente significantes. CONCLUSÃO: O aumento da capacidade pulmonar total e volume residual podem sugerir uma melhor função pulmonar após mastoplastia redutora em gigantomastia, apesar de não alterarem os gases arteriais das pacientes saudáveis.

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An investigation into changes in lung function and the subjective medical benefits from breast reduction surgery

Cited by 34 publications

References 14 publications

Effects of Breast Size on Lung Function

Effects of Breast Size on Lung Function

The Objective Effect of Breast Implant Removal and Capsulectomy on Pulmonary Function

Avaliação da função pulmonar em pacientes submetidas à mastoplastia redutora

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