Pull-through : a new technique for breast reduction in gynecomastia

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 97; no. 2; pp. 450 - 454
• Main Author: MORSELLI, P. G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-02-1996
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Female; Gynecomastia - surgery; Humans; Male; Mammaplasty - methods; Medical sciences; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland; Human; Incision; Mammary gland diseases; Open reduction; Treatment; Surgery; Male; Mammary gland; Technique; Gynecomasty; Liposuction
• ISSN: 0032-1052; 1529-4242
• DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00028

This paper reports a new technique for breast reduction in gynecomastia, removing the glandular parenchyma by pulling it through two incisions previously made for liposuction. These incisions are localized in the anterior axillary pilar area and on the right side of the inframammary fold. No complications have been reported in the 6-month follow-up visits of 11 patients. The technique makes it possible to eliminate the incision in the areolar area, avoiding its related complications. The advantage of this technique is that it removes the breast parenchyma without leaving any scars in the breast aesthetic unit, which, from a psychological point of view, has been greatly appreciated by our patients.