Efficacy and Safety of Suction-assisted Cartilage Shaver with Fibrin Glue in Treating Axillary Osmidrosis / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Axillary osmidrosis causes significant emotional distress and embarrassment. Although numerous surgical procedures have been developed for the treatment of axillary osmidrosis, there is no decisively effective one. OBJECTIVE: This paper is to assess the efficacy and safety of suction-assisted cartilage shaver with the use of fibrin glue to treat axillary osmidrosis. METHODS: 18 axillary osmidrosis patients were treated with suction-assisted cartilage shaver followed by injection of fibrin glue. The effectiveness of the treatment used in this study was evaluated by measurement of axillary malodor both pre- and postoperatively. Patient satisfaction was surveyed as well. RESULTS: The postoperative test demonstrated that there was remarkable decrease in axillary malodor. Of the 18 patients, 17 patients (94.4%) expressed positive satisfaction. Complications including postinflammatory hyper-pigmentation (27.8%), hematoma and skin necrosis (5.6%), scar (5.6%), infection (5.6%) and hidradenitis suppurativa (2.8%) were reported. CONCLUSION: The use of suction-assisted cartilage shaver with fibrin glue proved itself an effective and safe treatment for axillary ormidrosis.