Anthropometric Measurements of the Egyptian Female Breast; and Its Effect on Decision Making in Breast Reduction

Abstract

Background: An essential part of aesthetic surgery is understanding of ideal measurements of the body. These are the guidelines which allow for interpretation, manipulation, and modification in order to create or recreate a determined aesthetic outcome.Objective: To provide anthropometric measurements of the Egyptian female breast to compare them with those of women in other nations and to determine the effect of breast parameters on the preoperative decision making for the technique of breast reduction surgery. Patients and Methods: This prospective interventional study was carried out on 200 Egyptian females measuring 18 parameters to describe average anthropometry of Egyptian female breast, 20 female patients from the 200 Egyptian females had breast reduction surgery at the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University Hospitals in the period between July 2019 and July 2020.Results: Our results were able describing the average measurements of the breasts of Egyptian female population and the effect of age, parity, and obesity on these measurements, as well as the average measures of those seeking for breast reduction surgery. We believe that the perception of the female breast shape varies accordingly in different nations and countries.Conclusions: Describing the average anthropometric measurements of the Egyptian female breast helps in the assessment of applicants for breast reduction as well as augmentation and reconstruction. This may also increase the predictability of the results and enable the surgeons to plan and choose the best technique improving the patient's satisfaction and aesthetic outcome.Ethical Committee: Approval: The ethics committee of Tanta University's Faculty of Medicine gave its authorization before the investigation was carried out (33336/09/19). All patients provided written consent after being fully informed.