ABSTRACT
Objective To determine the clinical value of an incision made at the areola mammae and pressure closure of residual cavity technology applied to remove benign breast lumps .Methods 2 264 patients from January 2006 to May 2012 were performed using an incision made at the areola mammae for removing benign breast lumps and a pressure bandage to close the residual cavity in our department .The therapeutic results were evaluated through follow-up .Results All the benign breast lumps were resected safely and completely .The diameter of the single lump was 0 .5-8 .0 cm and the number of lesions was 1-42 .The mean operative time was 37 min(5-162 min) .There was minimum scar formation on breast ,the outline of the breast was maintained ,the rate of generating gelosis was 25 .4% ,the mean time of developing gelosis was 29 days(18 -40 days) ,and the rate of satisfaction was 98 .4% .No sever complications were found .Conclusion The technique in which an incision made at the areola mammae and pres-sure closure of residual cavity technology was applied to remove benign breast lumps is single ,safe and feasible surgical procedure with cosmetic results in clinical application .