3D scan and volume calculation of asymmetry breast for implant chosen
LI Mao-qun
ZHENG Dan-ning
ZHANG Bo
YU Li
WANG Jian
ZHOU Jia
Abstract：Objective To explore the significance of accurate measurement of breast volume by 3D scan in selecting breast aug-mentation models. Methods The patients with breast asymmetry underwent breast augmentation. 3D scanning and accurate volume cal-culation were performed before the operation. The prostheses were selected according to measurement results. Results Twenty patients were admitted in this study. There were 13 patients with bilateral breast size difference of 10 ml to 20 ml. They chose the same type of bi-lateral breast implant. Other patients with bilateral breast size difference of 37 ml to 110 ml chose a different type of bilateral breast imp lant. The absolute value of bilateral breast volume difference between pre- and postoperation was (27.4±3.7) ml and (12.7±4.7) ml, respec-tively. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Breast volume measurement by digital imaging before surgerycan provide an objective basis for prosthesis selection. It improves the effects of surgery and patients’satisfaction with breast prosthesis implant.
Keywords：Three-dimensional scanningBreast prosthesis implantBreast asymmetryDigitization
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 12-15 )