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. 2023 Apr 25:12:93.
doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_374_21. eCollection 2023.

Liposuction versus Periareolar Excision Approach for Gynecomastia Treatment

Hossein Abdali  1 , Mehdi Rasti  1 , Mehrdad Adib Parsa  1 , Sina Seyedipour  2 , Negah Tavakoli-Fard  3
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Liposuction versus Periareolar Excision Approach for Gynecomastia Treatment

Hossein Abdali et al. Adv Biomed Res. .

Abstract

Background: Gynecomastia (GM) is the increased fibroglandular tissue in the male breast by more than 2 cm, which is palpated under the nipple and areola. An ideal surgical approach aims to reduce the breast size, reach an acceptable breast shape, resect excessive glandular tissue, fatty tissue, and skin fatty tissue and excess skin, relocate the nipple-areolar complex, and avoid scars. Based on its importance, we aimed to compare outcomes of liposuction with and without periareolar incision in patients with GM.

Materials and methods: This was a randomized clinical trial on patients referred for plastic surgery. Patients with GM were allocated into two treatment groups. Group A underwent liposuction without any areolar skin incision and group B had liposuction with the areolar skin incision. Patients were followed-up after surgery. Data were analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.

Results: Sixty patients aged between 20 and 27 years old participated in this study. Three hematomas, two surgical site infections, one nipple hypopigmentation after surgery, and one seroma formation were noted in group B. On the other hand, one hematoma and one seroma formation were noted in group A. The patients in group A were highly satisfied after the liposuction without skin incision procedure compared with group B (P = 0.01).

Conclusions: The management of GM by liposuction, either with the periareolar excision technique or without skin incision, allows the effective removal of fat and glandular tissue of the male breast. Although there was no significant difference regarding postoperation complications between groups, patients' satisfaction should be considered.

Keywords: Gynecomastia; liposuction; surgery.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Schematic treatment algorithm of stage-adapted surgical treatment of gynecomastia adapted from Simon's grading
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Figure 2
(a) Preoperation and (b) postoperation pictures of adult male patients
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