An analysis of breast sensation following inferior pedicle mammaplasty andthe effect of the volume of resected tissue

The aim of our study was to evaluate if the amount of resected breast tissu e has an influence on breast sensitivity after inferior pedicle mammaplasty . In the prospective study, 15 patients (30 breasts) were divided into two groups: group I (less than 400 g resection) and group II (more than 400 g r esection). Preoperatively and six months postoperatively a touch test (Semm es-Weinstein monofilaments) and temperature (warm and cold) tests were perf ormed. The study showed that all patients had increased touch sensitivity s ix months after inferior pedicle mammaplasty regardless of the amount of re section. In group I an average of 65% and in group II an average of 83% ret ained sensitivity for temperature postoperatively. These results suggests t hat this mammaplasty technique preserves intercostal nerves within the infe rior pedicle and reliefs chronic nerve traction injury and improves thereby breast sensibility.