Psycho-esthetic Impact of Tattoo Technology as Part of Mammary Reconstruction After Surgery Against Breast Cancer

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Malignant Neoplasm Reconstruction by Tattoo of Areola of Female Breast; Right or Left Breast Mammary Reconstruction

Treatments: Procedure: Tattoo

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02464982

PHRIP 2011 / 1 AMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mammary reconstruction replaces total skin transplant, which may causing patient discomfort. It is a simple, painless and reproductible technology that avoids consequences and complications related to transplant. Tattoo helps patients to return faster to the normal life and close more easily the cancer episode.

The study purpose is to measure the patient's esthetic satisfaction degree on 1year areola tattoo realized following standard care.

Full description

Tattoo is realized as standard car as part of mammary reconstruction after surgery of patient suffering from breast cancer. We try to measured :

• Tattooed patient's satisfaction degree with qualitative questionnaire using four level satisfaction scale (very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, very dissatisfied)
• Evaluate from patient and jury, the tall, form, color and areola position defects
• Evaluate professional jury's satisfaction degree regarding this areola tattoo technology, with the same patient criteria

Enrollment: 107 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• technology areola tattoo realized as part of 1 breast mammary reconstruction following an operated breast cancer

Exclusion criteria

• Two breasts operated patient
• surgical reconstruction

Trial design

107 participants in 1 patient group

Women with 1 year non-invasive technology areola tattoo

Description:

Women with 1 year non-invasive technology areola tattoo realized in standard care as part of 1 breast mammary reconstruction following an operated breast cancer

Treatment:

Procedure: Tattoo