TY - JOUR

T1 - Characteristics of women with cosmetic breast implants compared with women with other types of cosmetic surgery and population-based controls in Denmark

AU - Kjøller, Kim

AU - Hölmich, Lisbet R

AU - Fryzek, Jon P

AU - Jacobsen, Poul Harboe

AU - Friis, Søren

AU - McLaughlin, Joseph K

AU - Lipworth, Loren

AU - Henriksen, Trine F

AU - Jørgensen, Signe

AU - Bittmann, Sven

AU - Olsen, Jørgen H

PY - 2003/1

Y1 - 2003/1

N2 - Herein the authors describe characteristics of women with breast implants compared with women with other types of cosmetic surgery as well as population controls. All women who acquired breast implants from 1977 to 1997 were identified from the files of two private plastic surgery clinics in Denmark. Patient characteristics were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire. The magnitude of differences between patient and control groups was estimated using odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Women with breast implants had a significantly lower body mass index and reported a two-fold greater incidence of current smoking compared with women from the general population and compared with women with other cosmetic surgery. Women with implants reported a greater number of full-term pregnancies and were less likely than controls to have had their first birth at age 30 years or older. Women with implants were not more likely than women in either control group to report a history of diseases, including connective tissue diseases, cancer, or depression before their implant surgery. Women with cosmetic breast implants differ from women with other forms of cosmetic surgery and from general population controls with respect to characteristics that may importantly influence health outcomes and that need to be addressed in future breast implant studies.

AB - Herein the authors describe characteristics of women with breast implants compared with women with other types of cosmetic surgery as well as population controls. All women who acquired breast implants from 1977 to 1997 were identified from the files of two private plastic surgery clinics in Denmark. Patient characteristics were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire. The magnitude of differences between patient and control groups was estimated using odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Women with breast implants had a significantly lower body mass index and reported a two-fold greater incidence of current smoking compared with women from the general population and compared with women with other cosmetic surgery. Women with implants reported a greater number of full-term pregnancies and were less likely than controls to have had their first birth at age 30 years or older. Women with implants were not more likely than women in either control group to report a history of diseases, including connective tissue diseases, cancer, or depression before their implant surgery. Women with cosmetic breast implants differ from women with other forms of cosmetic surgery and from general population controls with respect to characteristics that may importantly influence health outcomes and that need to be addressed in future breast implant studies.

KW - Adult

KW - Body Mass Index

KW - Breast Implantation

KW - Confidence Intervals

KW - Cosmetic Techniques

KW - Denmark

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Life Style

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Morbidity

KW - Odds Ratio

KW - Pregnancy

KW - Reproductive History

KW - Smoking

KW - Socioeconomic Factors

U2 - 10.1097/00000637-200301000-00002

DO - 10.1097/00000637-200301000-00002

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 12545102

VL - 50

SP - 6

EP - 12

JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery

JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery

SN - 0148-7043

IS - 1

ER -