Congenital breast asymmetry: subjective and objective assessment.

There is currently no standard objective method for the assessment of developmental breast asymmetry. The results of corrective surgery in 24 patients with congenital breast deformities were evaluated subjectively (symmetry scores by patients and panels of observers), and objectively (linear measurements of nipple position and stereophotogrammetrically determined breast volumes). The latter were obtained using a newly developed prototype computer based technique (Bodymap). This study is the first reported use of stereophotogrammetry in assessing results of surgery for the correction of congenital breast asymmetry. The results obtained, their clinical implications, and the usefulness of Bodymap in the objective measurement of breast asymmetry are discussed.

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