title: [Gynecomastia: diagnostic and surgical approach in the treatment of 61 patients].
abstract: Gynaecomastia is a disease with a high incidence (approximately 65% of adult males between 15 and 40 Ys.). In this paper the authors present their experience about the medical and surgical treatment comparing different surgical techniques: adenomammectomy, liposuction and liposuction associated with adenomammectomy. 61 patients ageing 17-42 Ys. (54 with bilateral gynaecomastia and 7 with monolateral disease) were, treated in the Dept. of Plastic Surgery of the Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital in Milan from 1985 up to 1995. 26 patients were treated with adenomammectomy; Suction assisted lipectomy was used alone in 4 cases and associated with adenomammectomy in 34 cases. The authors suggest that the associated method is the most effective, the aesthetic results being excellent with an important reduction of post-operative complications (mostly referred as haematoma, seroma).
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Colonna
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Baruffaldi Preis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponzielli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavallini
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Leo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male