Contribution of breast skin elastometry measurement in breast augmentation surgery: A pilot study evaluating the correlation between skin elasticity and nipple-to-inframammary fold distance

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2015 Sep;68(9):1309-10. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.05.008. Epub 2015 May 21.

Authors

Rémi Foissac¹, Olivier Camuzard², Charalambos Georgiou², Pauline Foty³, Thierry Balaguer², Bérengère Chignon-Sicard², Dominique Casanova⁴

Affiliations

¹ Plastic-reconstructive and Hand Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Nice, France. Electronic address: remi.foissac@gmail.com.
² Plastic-reconstructive and Hand Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Nice, France.
³ Public Health Service and Medical Information, University Hospital of Nice, France.
⁴ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Marseille, France.

PMID: 26044089
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.05.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Equipment
Elasticity / physiology*
Elasticity Imaging Techniques / methods*
Esthetics
Female
France
Humans
Mammaplasty / methods*
Nipples / physiopathology
Pilot Projects
Preoperative Care / instrumentation*
Prospective Studies
Skin / physiopathology*
Treatment Outcome