Purpose
The aim of the study was to evaluate the surgical outcome of doughnut excision
for grade 3 gynaecomastia and its impact on quality of life (QOL) of these patients
before and after surgery.
Patients and methods
Thirty male patients with bilateral gynaecomastia grade 3 were included in this
study in the period from January 2012 to June 2014 in bertha university hospital, all
patients operated upon by doing doughnut (concentric) excision for their Simon's
grade 3 gynaecomastia.
Results
There was significant difference between patients satisfaction before and after
surgery without major offending operative or postoperative complications.
Conclusion
Although there are some possible complications associated with surgery, our case
series demonstrates that with careful planning and shrewd patient selection, outcomes
of operative correction can be favourable and yield high levels of satisfaction from
both patient and surgeon |
