[스타데일리뉴스=황규준 기자] Gynecomastia is a disease in which male breasts become convex like those of real women. There are individual differences for each patient, but in severe cases the size becomes so large that daily life is difficult without the help of shapewear. Every year more than 10,000 people go to hospital for treatment of gynecomastia.
So, can gynecomastia be treated with medications? “Tamoxifen, a representative drug used for the medical treatment of gynecomastia, has no special indications,” said Hwang Seong-bae (Bomnal Medical Surgery Clinic), breast surgery specialist at the Korea Surgical Society and doctor of breast surgery . “There are no particular indications,” he said. According to breast cancer research and scientific journal reports, it is not a key treatment for gynecomastia. Applications to consider may be helpful in relieving severe or temporary breast pain. However, if you stop taking the drug, the rate of recurrence of symptoms is high, and complications occur due to long-term use, then selective taking of the drug according to one’s treatment guidelines should be considered. specialist.
Surgery is the most ideal way to basically cure gynecomastia. However, the complication rate, including surgical recurrence, ranged from a low of 2% to a high of 25%.
Dr. Seongbae Hwang emphasized that if both the safety and results of surgery are to be killed, personalized gynecomastia surgery that takes into account each patient’s anatomical uniqueness is essential.
Preoperative simulation of a customized surgical system through detailed anatomical diagnosis uses high-resolution breast ultrasound capable of observing fine nerves and blood vessels to determine the total amount and distribution of breast tissue, its proximity to adjacent tissues such as blood vessels and muscles, and the layer of fat surrounding the mammary gland Measure the thickness.
Based on the measured results, the surgery is performed after setting the detailed surgical scope/approach, mammary gland removal method, appropriate amount of fat removal and suturing method for each patient. Each patient can expect a personalized surgery that takes into account their anatomical uniqueness.
According to the results of a long-term follow-up study of patients who applied preoperative simulation over the past five years, the incidence of complications, including recurrences, was 0.2%, including accidents, injuries and negligence in the management.
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