Lewin Richard, Amoroso Matteo, Plate Nikolina, Trogen Clara, Selvaggi Gennaro
Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gröna Stråket 8, 41345, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2016 Oct;40(5):724-32. doi: 10.1007/s00266-016-0684-z. Epub 2016 Aug 5.
Several studies have attempted to identify an objective description of the aesthetically ideal breast, but they have all suffered in their reliability because of having several intrinsic limitations. It is therefore essential to design a template of ideal breast features in order to predict and evaluate aesthetic outcomes in both reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the aesthetically preferred position of the nipple-areola complex on the breast.
A questionnaire was sent by regular mail to 1000 men and 1000 women aged between 16 and 74 years. They were asked to rank the attractiveness of a series of breasts of women in images with different NAC positions. The images showed breasts from two different angles: 12 frontal-view images with both breasts shown, and five side-view images with only one breast shown. All of the breasts had equal dimensions and proportions, with the same areola size but different NAC positions. Statistical analysis of data was carried out.
Eight hundred and thirteen of 2000 participants completed the questionnaire. The NAC placement preferred by both genders had a ratio of 40:60 x and 50:50 y, which means that it was best situated in the middle of the breast gland vertically and slightly lateral to the midpoint horizontally. Significant differences were found between the age and gender subgroup preferences.
This study identified the preferred position of the nipple-areola complex on the female breast in the general population. This is an important information when planning breast reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.
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多项研究试图对美学上理想的乳房进行客观描述，但由于存在一些内在局限性，这些研究的可靠性都受到了影响。因此，设计一个理想乳房特征模板对于预测和评估乳房重建手术及美容手术的美学效果至关重要。本研究的目的是确定乳头乳晕复合体在乳房上的美学优选位置。
通过平信向1000名年龄在16至74岁之间的男性和1000名女性发送问卷。要求他们对一系列不同乳头乳晕复合体（NAC）位置的女性乳房图像的吸引力进行排名。这些图像从两个不同角度展示乳房：12张正面视图图像，展示双侧乳房；5张侧面视图图像，仅展示一侧乳房。所有乳房尺寸和比例相同，乳晕大小相同，但NAC位置不同。对数据进行统计分析。
2000名参与者中有813人完成了问卷。男女都偏好的NAC位置的比例为垂直方向40:60 x和水平方向50:50 y，这意味着它最好位于乳腺垂直方向的中间位置，水平方向略偏向中点外侧。年龄和性别亚组的偏好之间存在显著差异。
本研究确定了一般人群中女性乳房上乳头乳晕复合体的优选位置。这在规划乳房重建手术和美容手术时是重要信息。
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