A Simple Preoperative Marking of Implant Augmentation Mammoplasty: The Semicircle Method.

[BACKGROUND] The location of the inframammary fold is the most critical step in the preoperative marking of implant augmentation mammoplasty. At present, most of the calculation formulas for new inframammary fold location determination are complicated.

[OBJECTIVE] Based on the aesthetic standards of the breast, we proposed a simple and effective method, the Semicircle method, to determine the location of the new inframammary fold.

[METHODS] In this prospective study, 21 patients were enrolled to record the distance from the nipple to the new inframammary fold calculated by the Semicircle method, Tebbetts method, Randquist method, Mallucci's ICE method and compare the Semicircle method to the other three methods by using the intraclass correlation coefficient.

[RESULTS] According to the statistical results of the intraclass correlation coefficient, the Semicircle method had poor consistency with the Tebbetts and ICE methods, but good consistency with the Randquist method.

[CONCLUSION] The Semicircle method is a simple and aesthetically acceptable design method for breast augmentation mammoplasty, which can quickly and efficiently determine the position of the new inframammary fold. At the same time, this method has good consistency with the Randquist method and can obtain satisfactory breast morphology.

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