Background There are many methods of measuring the breast and their clinical applications
are well described in the literature. However, there has been no attempt to compare these …

The pursuit of the perfect breast has existed for centuries. Today, women seek reconstructive
or cosmetic procedures to approach their current ideals. We conducted a literature search …

Limited research has quantified variation in the characteristics of the breasts among women
and determined how these breast characteristics are influenced by age and body mass. The …

Background: Plastic surgeons aim to achieve breast symmetry during cosmetic and
reconstructive breast surgery. They rely on measures of breast size, position, and projection …

Purpose In this trial, we used a previously developed prototype software to assess aesthetic
results after reconstructive surgery for congenital breast asymmetry using automated …

Background Breast region measurements are important for research, but they may also
become significant in the legal field as a quantitative tool for preoperative and postoperative …

PURPOSE: To compare breast measurements performed using the software packages
ImageTool (r), AutoCAD (r) and Adobe Photoshop (r) with direct anthropometric …

Background Dynamic breast deformity (DBD) is characterized by visible distortion and
deformity of the breast due to contraction of the pectoralis major muscle after submuscular …

PURPOSE: To determine the limitations of the photographs used to obtain the
anthropometric measurements of the breast region. METHODS: Five women, between the …

Background: The goal of this study was to compare immediate changes in breast shape and
nipple position using different implant shapes and volumes, with variable release of the …