|
KMID : 0616619970030030173
|
|
Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical College
1997 Volume.3 No. 3 p.173 ~ p.179
|
|
|
The Surigical Treatment of Osmidrosis Axillae
|
|
崔碩鉉/Choi, S.H.
洪聖鎬/朴鐘燮/Hong, S.H./Park, C.S.
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
The principle of operative management of osmidrosis axillae was surgical removal of -both axillary sweat glands.
The authors reviewed 23 patients of osmidrosis axillae, treated surgically by resection of sweat glandular layer with preservation of the axillary skin using bipedicled flap, for 4 years from 1975 to 1978, at the, Department of Plastic Surgery, Soon Chun -Hyang College, School of Medicine.
The results were summerized briefly as follows:
1. There were 10 males and 13 females.
2. The age of the patients was ranged from 15 years to 36 years and the averge age was 21.4 years.
3. The following results of the analysis in 12 follow up cases were noted.
1) Without sacrificing of the axillary skin, sweat glands can almost be removed.
2) There was not so skin tension that primary healing without complication as wound disrupton can be well.
3) Operative scars can be concealed to the axillary skin creases.
4) Hypertrophic scar, keloid, and limitation of the shoulder movement were not recurrce.
5) Axillary hair growth and sweating were diminshed markedly and there were good rsposes especially in females.
6) Afmbst of all patients were very satisfied postoperatively.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|
|