Treatment of osmidrosis with the Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator.
BACKGROUND
Axillary osmidrosis is an uncomfortable condition that can be a personal or social handicap.


OBJECTIVE
The objective was to present the treatment of osmidrosis with the Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA).


METHODS
Fifteen patients (3 males and 12 females) underwent surgery for bilateral axillary osmidrosis with the CUSA.


RESULTS
The outcome of this operation with the CUSA was evaluated by the patients themselves according to the following criteria. Postoperative improvement was evaluated as good when the odor was decreased by >75%, fair when it was decreased by > or =50 and < or =75%, and poor when it was decreased by <50%. A total of 15 patients (3 males and 12 females) were evaluated. Eight patients (53.3%) had a good result, 6 patients (40%) had a fairly good result, and 1 patient (6.7%) had a poor result. None of the patients experienced any complications, such as skin necrosis, infection, or serous cyst. One dissatisfied patient underwent reoperation and achieved a good result after the second procedure.


CONCLUSIONS
This treatment of osmidrosis with the CUSA achieves satisfactory therapeutic efficacy.
Ozawa
Toshiyuki
T
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno, Osaka, Japan. ozawa@med.osaka-cu.jp
Nose
Kensuke
K
Harada
Teruichi
T
Muraoka
Michinari
M
Ishii
Masamitsu
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*