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Table 1 Baseline characteristics, N = 32

From: Orthosis reduces breast pain and mechanical forces through natural and augmented breast tissue in women lying prone

Characteristics

Mean

SD

Range

Age (yrs)

36.7

9.7

25-56

Height (cm)

166.7

7.3

150-179

Weight (kg)

64.2

7.1

51-80

BMI (kg/m 2)

23.1

2.7

18-31.6

Cup-size

4

1.9

B-F

 

N

  

B

1

  

C; CC

8;5

  

D; DD

8;2

  

E; EE

4;2

  

F

2

  

Type

   

A) Augmentation 1:

 

Details

 

  Primary:

18

For aesthetic purposes (5.2 ± 3.0 yrs)

  Reconstruction:

3

After mastectomy (4.3 ± 1.5 yrs)

B) Natural:

   

  Normal

7

  

  Lactating

2

2-3 months

  Lumptectomy

1

3 months since operation

  Tram flap

1

12 months since operation

  1. 1All silicone implants, bilateral, complete, no capsular contracture by infra-mammary incision, with submuscular positioning (n = 13), subglandular (n = 4), or reconstruction (n = 1).
  2. Abbreviations: mth month, n number, SD standard deviation, yrs year.