Comparison between Liposuction and Open Surgery for Accessory Breast / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the efficacy of liposuction and open surgery for patients with accessory breast.MethodsA total of 73 patients with accessory breast,who were treated in our hospital from June 2000 to December 2007,were enrolled in this study and divided into open surgery(June 2000 to June 2004,43 patients with accessory breast at 80 sides)and liposuction(April 2004 to December 2007,30 cases with accessory breast at 58 sides)groups.The outcomes of the patients,operation time,and intraoperative blood loss in the two groups were compared.Results The curative rate of the both groups were 100%.However,the open surgery group had more blood loss [(49.6?13.3)ml vs(28.9?6.9)ml,t=10.836,P=0.000] and longer operation time[(57.4?11.1)min vs(27.3?4.3)min,t=19.597,P=0.000].Conclusions Compared with open surgery,liposuction leads to quicker recovery and less trauma without leaving scars,and thus is more acceptable to the patients.