|
KMID : 1037220140200010031
|
|
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2014 Volume.20 No. 1 p.31 ~ p.35
|
|
|
Correction of Lipomastia through a Stab Incision on the Nipple Areolar Junction
|
|
Yoon Sang-Yub
Kang Min-Gu
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Background: Lipomastia (pseudogynecomastia, fatty-type gynecomastia) is defined as the benign enlargement of the male breast attributable to accumulation of the adipose tissue. The aim of this study is to describe the experiences of a stab incision on the nipple areolar junction method to the correction of lipomastia. The authors present a combined method ultrasound-assisted liposuction in conjunction with a shaver technique to effectively remove the fatty and fibro-glandular tissues of the male breast and avoid noticeable scar.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of 500 cases of lipomastia operated on in the last 16 months via sub-nipple approach. The extent of the clinical result, the technique employed, and the complications were observed.
Results: The volume of liposuction from each side ranged from 30 to 500 mL (median, 175 mL) and the median weight of the fibro-glandular tissue was 10.5 grams. Major complications from this procedure include undercorrection, overcorrection, infection, and hematoma. Our total major complication rate was 1.8%.
Conclusions: These techniques of a sub-nipple stab incision are also alternative to correct lipomastia, avoiding undesirable scars.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Gynecomastia, Liposuction, Nipple
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
 
|