1992 Breast Surgery Statistics
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Top Five Procedures Indicated in Bold
| Procedure Name | Totals | 18 or less | 19-34 | 35-50 | 51-64 | 65+ |
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| Breast augmentation | 32,607 | 3% | 60% | 34% | 3% | 0 |
| Type of implants | ||||||
| Gel-filled | 7% | |||||
| Saline-filled | 92% | |||||
| Double lumen | 1% | |||||
| Breast reconstruction | 26,607 | 1% | 11% | 54% | 29% | 5% |
| Technique(% of total reconstruction)+ | ||||||
| Implant alone | 30% | |||||
| Tissue expander | 47% | |||||
| Latissimus dorsi muscul. flap | 6% | |||||
| TRAM flap | 19% | |||||
| Microsurgical free flap | 2% | |||||
| If implants, type of implant used | ||||||
| Gel-filled | 9% | |||||
| Saline-filled | 52% | |||||
| Double-lumen | 3% | |||||
| Permanent expander | 9% | |||||
| Breast reduction | 39,639 | 7% | 47% | 30% | 12% | 4% |
| Breast implant removals | 25,676 | |||||
| Augmentation patients: | 18,297 | |||||
| Reasons for removal | ||||||
Physical symptoms related to implant such as capsular contracture |
76% | |||||
Physical symptoms the patient believed could be related to implant |
10% | |||||
Fear alone |
14% | |||||
| Replacement | ||||||
| Implant replaces with saline-filled | 48% | |||||
| With gil-filled | 9% | |||||
| With double lumen | 1% | |||||
| Not replaced | 40% | |||||
| Reconstruction patients | 7,379 | |||||
| Reasons for removal | ||||||
Physical symptoms related to implant such as capsular contracture |
80% | |||||
Physical symptoms the patient believed could be related to implant |
12% | |||||
Fear alone |
8% | |||||
| Replacement | ||||||
| Implant replaces with saline-filled | 39% | |||||
| With gil-filled | 11% | |||||
| With double lumen | 3% | |||||
| Not replaced | 43% |
* All figures are projectd. Figures and precentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
+ Totals equal more than 100% because multiple procedures are sometimes performed on a single patient.
