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1998 BREAST SURGERY STATISTICS

1998 BREAST SURGERY STATISTICS+
COSMETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
ASPS Procedural Statistics represent procedures performed by 97% of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Procedure Name   Totals   18 or less 19-34 35-50 51-64 65+
                 
Breast augmentation   132,378   1% 60% 35% 3% 1%
  Gel-filled 3%            
  Saline-filled 97%            
  Double lumen *            
                 
Breast reconstruction   69,683   * 6% 49% 36% 8%
                 
Procedures performed at same timeas mastectomy   27,425 (39%)          
             
Technique (% of total reconstruction)**                
  Implant alone 21%            
  Tissue expander 25%            
  Latissimus dorsi muscul.flap 7%            
  TRAM (pedicle) flap 20%            
  Microsurgical free flap 10%            
  Tattooing 17%            
If implants, type of implant used                
  Gel-filed 15%            
  Saline-filled 75%            
  Double-lumen *            
  Permanent expander 10%            
                 
Breast reduction   70,358   4% 40% 39% 13% 4%
Breast implant removals   43,681            
Augmentation patients :   32,262            
Reasons for removal+                
  Physical symptoms related to 93%            
  implant such as capsular contracture              
  Physical symptoms the patient 8%            
  believed could be related to implant              
  Fear alone 4%            
Replacement                
  Implant replaced with saline-filled 70%            
  With gel-filled 14%            
  With double lumen *            
  Not replaced 17%            
  Capsulectomy performed along with removal 53%            
Reconstruction patients:   11,419            
Reasons for removal                
  Physical symptoms related to 92%            
  implant such as capsular contracture              
  Physical symptoms the patient 6%            
  believed could be related to implant              
  Fear alone 3%            
Replacement                
  Implant replaced with saline-filled 60%            
  With gel-filled 11%            
  With double lumen *            
  Not replaced 26%            
  Capsulectomy performed along with removal 50%            

+All figures are projected. Figures and percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding or because of other reasons which were not listed . *Denotes less than 1%.

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