Wise Versus Vertical Mastopexy Pattern Skin-reducing Mastectomy With Immediate Breast Reconstruction: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study compares postoperative outcomes of Wise and vertical mastopexy pattern skin-reducing/skin-sparing masctomy, hypothesizing that incision choice affects cosmetic outcomes and complication rates.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, searching PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and StarPlus Library. Included studies documented skin-sparing mastectomy using Wise or vertical mastopexy patterns with immediate reconstruction. The primary outcome is total mastectomy flap necrosis. The secondary outcomes are major/minor necrosis, infection, hematoma, seroma, and wound complications. Bayesian and frequentist generalized linear mixed models were used for the meta-

SUBMITTER: Cheong SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature