Role of liposuction in treatment of gynecomastia

ABSTRACT

Numerous techniques have been described for the correction of gynaecomastia. Surgical excision has been an effective treatment for gynaecomastia. Recently, there has been a shift from the open approach to liposuction. The purpose of this study to illustrate the advantages of using liposuction in treatment of gynecomastia. A total of 12 gynaecomastia patients were treated in this study, 11 patients were treated by liposuction only and one case was treated by liposuction and open excision of breast disc. Their ages ranged from 22 to 38 years. A vacuum assisted liposuction removing the fatty tissue was performed through a small incision. The amount of aspirated fat ranged from 200 to 850 cc. The mean infiltration volume per breast in vaccum-assisted liposuction was 500 ml [200-1000 ml]. The mean follow-up time was 4 months [range 3-12 months]. All patients were satisfied with the improvements in their chest shapes. Use of liposuction in treatment of gynecomastia reduces the conspicuous scars, down-time morbidity and postoperative complications compared to subcutaneous mastectomy and leads to uniformly good esthetic results: