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The primary outcome was a volume ratio of the reconstructed to the contralateral breast. A linear mixed-effect model was used to evaluate whether the DIEP flap volume changed according to the postoperative time.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003A total of 74 patients were included in the analysis. The mean volume ratio of the reconstructed side compared with the contralateral breast at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively were 106.9%, 105.9%, 108.7%, and 107.6%, respectively. In the linear mixed effect model, the volume ratio of the reconstructed breast did not change over time for immediate reconstructions (p\u2009=\u20090.376). However, there was an increase over time in delayed reconstructions (p\u2009=\u20090.043). Adjuvant radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy did not influence the volume ratio of the reconstruced breast. Correlation analysis using repeatedly measured values showed that both reconstruced and healthy breast volumes had positive correlation with the patient's body weight (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). On the other hand, volume ratio of the breasts was not influenced by the patient's body weight (p\u2009=\u20090.493). The volume ratio of the reconstructed breast significantly decreased in the upper inner (p\u2009=\u20090.003) and the upper outer (p\u2009=\u20090.006) quadrants, while increasing in the lower outer (p\u2009=\u20090.002) quadrant throughout the first-year postoperative period.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003The volume ratio of the reconstructed to the contralateral breast does not decrease postoperatively following DIEP flap breast reconstruction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1947-8116","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,20]],"date-time":"2022-09-20T23:52:31Z","timestamp":1663717951000},"page":"427-434","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Three-dimensional Volume Changes of the Reconstructed Breast Following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Mi Kyung","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ewha Womans 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