Round Versus Anatomical Implants in Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Daniel Correia, Gauthier Zinner, Jérôme Martineau, Carlo M. Oranges · 2026
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Description
Daniel Correia and colleagues compared round and anatomical breast implants for reconstruction after mastectomy, in a 2026 review and meta-analysis. Nine comparative studies met the inclusion criteria, together covering 2,535 patients, with 1,578 receiving round implants and 957 receiving shaped ones.
Pooling the studies with a random-effects model found no meaningful difference in overall problems: the odds ratio was 0.46 favoring round implants numerically, but the confidence interval was wide and the difference not significant at a p value of 0.19 in the analysis. The authors conclude that implant shape should not be chosen on expected safety or satisfaction grounds, because the evidence shows neither. Instead they recommend shared decision-making built around the patient's chest anatomy and preferences and the surgeon's experience with each device.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daniel Correia, Gauthier Zinner, Jérôme Martineau, Carlo M. Oranges |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |