title: The Satisfaction Rate among Patients and Surgeons after Periareolar Surgical Approach to Gynecomastia along with Liposuction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Surgery, as the main approach in higher stages of gynecomastia, has different techniques regarding the staging of the disease. The more the grade of gynecomastia, the more complicated the used surgical techniques, conventionally. This study assessed the success rate of the simplest surgical technique in higher grades of gynecology as well as the satisfaction rate in patients and surgeon to offer using the technique for higher grades of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  To evaluate the success and the satisfaction rates of periareolar incision and liposuction among patients with grade II and III gynecomastia, this cross-sectional study was conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The satisfaction rate was the main concern of the present study. The patients had a mean satisfaction score of 8.1±1.396 with the range of 5-10 from total 10 score. The majority of the patients expressed their satisfaction by 9 score. The total mean of physician satisfaction score was 8.36 at all levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Like aesthetic reasons which lead individuals to seek solutions for their annoying gynecomastia, aesthetic satisfaction is a prominent concern for people who undergo surgical approach. So, the least surgical scar and complications are absolutely the most area of focus in this regard.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohamad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Farahvash
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Fathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Koorosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghanbarzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faridniya
keywords: Gynecomastia; Liposuction; Periareolar incision; Satisfaction rate