<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Surgical treatment of gynecomastia could present unique challenges for the plastic surgeon. Achieving a good balance between effectiveness of the selected approach and the satisfactory aesthetic outcome often is a difficult endeavor. Optimal surgical treatment involves a combination of liposuction and direct excision. In the present study the charts of 11 patients treated with suction-assisted liposuction and direct surgical excision were retrospectively reviewed; a special emphasis is placed on the surgical technique. The mean follow-up period of the patients was 11.6 months. No infection, hematoma, nipple-areola complex necrosis and nipple retraction was encountered in this series. The combined surgical treatment of gynecomastia has shown to be a reliable technique in both small and moderate breast enlargement including those with skin excess.</p></abstract>

Surgical treatment of gynecomastia could present unique challenges for the plastic surgeon. Achieving a good balance between effectiveness of the selected approach and the satisfactory aesthetic outcome often is a difficult endeavor. Optimal surgical treatment involves a combination of liposuction and direct excision. In the present study the charts of 11 patients treated with suction-assisted liposuction and direct surgical excision were retrospectively reviewed; a special emphasis is placed on the surgical technique. The mean follow-up period of the patients was 11.6 months. No infection, hematoma, nipple-areola complex necrosis and nipple retraction was encountered in this series. The combined surgical treatment of gynecomastia has shown to be a reliable technique in both small and moderate breast enlargement including those with skin excess.

Combined Surgical Treatment of Gynecomastia

Unit of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Military Medical Academy, Sofia

Unit of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

Department of Dermatovenereology and Allergology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Surgical treatment of gynecomastia could present unique challenges for the plastic surgeon. Achieving a good balance between effectiveness of the selected...

Combined Surgical Treatment of Gynecomastia

Published Online: May 22, 2015

Page range: 43 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amb-2015-0006

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