Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Am J Surg. 2023 Jan;225(1):99-102. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.11.005. Epub 2022 Nov 9.
We aimed to establish a relationship between the amount of Montgomery tubercles (MTs) per nipple-areolar complex (NAC) given patient characteristics such as age, BMI, menopausal status, race/ethnicity, and NAC size to better inform current 3D NAC tattooing practices.
Preoperative photographs of patients pursuing breast reconstruction after mastectomy in 2010 through 2018 were reviewed. The number of MTs on each native NAC was quantified. The impact of patient factors on the quantity of MTs was evaluated via Pearson correlation and bivariate analyses.
Two hundred and eleven patients (399 breasts) were reviewed. On average, patients had 5.0 ± 5.2 MTs (range, 0-25 MTs). Number of MTs did not correlate with patient age, BMI, or NAC size. Premenopausal females were more likely than postmenopausal females to have a greater number of MTs per breast (p-value = 0.0183).
Postmastectomy patients desiring a more "youthful" NAC may consider additional MTs when pursuing 3D NAC tattooing.
我们旨在建立蒙哥马利结节（MTs）与每个乳头乳晕复合体（NAC）的数量之间的关系，同时考虑患者的特征，如年龄、BMI、绝经状态、种族/民族和 NAC 大小，以便更好地告知当前的 3D NAC 纹身实践。
回顾了 2010 年至 2018 年期间因乳房切除术而接受乳房重建的患者的术前照片。对每个原生 NAC 上的 MTs 数量进行了量化。通过 Pearson 相关性和双变量分析评估了患者因素对 MTs 数量的影响。
共回顾了 211 名患者（399 只乳房）。平均而言，患者的 MTs 数量为 5.0±5.2 个（范围，0-25 个 MTs）。MTs 的数量与患者的年龄、BMI 或 NAC 大小无关。与绝经后女性相比，绝经前女性每只乳房的 MTs 数量更多（p 值=0.0183）。
对于希望拥有更“年轻”NAC 的乳房切除术后患者，在进行 3D NAC 纹身时可能会考虑增加 MTs。
