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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Impact of autologous breast reconstruction on bra fit.

Yen-Tung Liu, Novera H Khan, Mary Catherine Bordes, Gregory P Reece, Ashleigh M Francis, Tzuan A Chen, Karen Bravo, Mia K Markey

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Garment-related patient-reported outcomes: a longitudinal pre-post comparison of autologous versus implant-based breast reconstruction.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society · 2026
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yen-Tung LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Novera H KhanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Mary Catherine BordesDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Gregory P ReeceDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Ashleigh M FrancisDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Tzuan A ChenHEALTH Research Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Karen BravoIndependent Fashion Designer, Austin, TX, USA.
Mia K MarkeyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. mia.markey@utexas.edu.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

Testing a Digital Therapeutic for Smoking Cessation among Hispanic Persons who SmokeU54MD015946 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI Fatima Aziz Merchant · 2020 to 2026
$22.0M
3-D modeling-based decision support for optimizing quality of life following breast reconstructionR01CA203984 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI MARKEY, MIA K, MERCHANT, FATIMA AZIZ · 2016 to 2020
$3.4M
NIH HHS R01 CA203984NIMHD NIH HHS U54MD015946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo inform bra design by analyzing 3D surface images of breast cancer patients who underwent autologous breast reconstruction.

methodsWe computed bra design measurements on 3D surface images of patients who underwent unilateral and bilateral autologous breast reconstruction. Breast measurements and right-left symmetry between preoperative baseline and postoperative time points were compared using either paired Student t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test, depending on the data's distribution. Regression analysis determined associations between measurements and patient characteristics such as age. Postoperative measurements and symmetry differences were also compared between autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction.

resultsAmong participants who underwent bilateral autologous breast reconstruction, the reconstructed breasts were smaller and positioned higher on the chest wall than their native breasts. For patients who underwent unilateral reconstruction, similar postoperative changes were observed in the contralateral breast due to symmetry procedures. Overall, for participants whose baseline breast measurements showed substantial asymmetry, unilateral reconstruction decreased right-left asymmetry whereas bilateral reconstruction amplified right-left asymmetry. Preoperative baseline breast measurements, age, and BMI were statistically significantly associated with most postoperative breast measurements for participants who underwent bilateral autologous reconstruction. Compared to implant-based reconstruction, autologous reconstruction resulted in fewer changes in breast shape and symmetry that are pertinent to bra fit.

conclusionPreoperative baseline breast measurements, age, and BMI can impact bra designs for breast cancer survivors who undergo autologous reconstruction due to size, shape, and symmetry changes. Bra needs of people who undergo autologous reconstruction differ from those who undergo implant-based reconstruction.

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Breast NeoplasmsMammaplastyBreastFemaleHumansMastectomyRegression AnalysisBody imageBra fitBreast cancerBreast reconstructionQuality of lifeQuantitative imaging

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