Background: An essential part of aesthetic surgery is
understanding of ideal measurements of the body. These are
the guidelines which allow for interpretation, manipulation,
and modification in order to create or recreate a determined
aesthetic outcome.
Objective: To provide anthropometric measurements of
the Egyptian female breast to compare them with those of
women in other nations and to determine the effect of breast
parameters on the preoperative decision making for the technique
of breast reduction surgery.
Patients and Methods: This prospective interventional
study was carried out on 200 Egyptian females measuring 18
parameters to describe average anthropometry of Egyptian
female breast, 20 female patients from the 200 Egyptian
females had breast reduction surgery at the Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta
University Hospitals in the period between July 2019 and
July 2020.
Results: Our results were able describing the average
measurements of the breasts of Egyptian female population
and the effect of age, parity, and obesity on these measurements,
as well as the average measures of those seeking for
breast reduction surgery. We believe that the perception of
the female breast shape varies accordingly in different nations
and countries.
Conclusions: Describing the average anthropometric
measurements of the Egyptian female breast helps in the
assessment of applicants for breast reduction as well as
augmentation and reconstruction. This may also increase the
predictability of the results and enable the surgeons to plan
and choose the best technique improving the patient's satisfaction
and aesthetic outcome.