Right breast

Left breast

Left & right breast

Mean ± SD

P

Mean ± SD

P

Mean ± SD

P

Superior quadrant

Preoperative

0.444 ± 0.096

0.463 ± 0.092

0.91 ± 0.19

6 M postoperative

0.553 ± 0.072

0.061

0.586 ± 0.074

0.059

1.14 ± 0.15

0.060

12 M postoperative

0.567 ± 0.063^*

0.049

0.604 ± 0.064^*

0.050

1.17 ± 0.13^*

0.049

Nipple-areola complex

Preoperative

0.524 ± 0.099

0.433 ± 0.090

0.96 ± 0.18

6 M postoperative

0.530 ± 0.068

0.071

0.495 ± 0.106

0.059

1.03 ± 0.17

0.065

12 M postoperative

0.551 ± 0.060

0.062

0.510 ± 0.099

0.051

1.06 ± 0.16

0.056

Inferior quadrant

Preoperative

0.501 ± 0.059

0.466 ± 0.085

0.97 ± 0.14

6 M postoperative

0.510 ± 0.068

0.061

0.486 ± 0.066^*

0.049

1.08 ± 0.13^*

0.055

12 M postoperative

0.550 ± 0.062^*

0.019

0.562 ± 0.059^*

0.009

1.11 ± 0.12^*

0.014