Gynecomastia: Simultaneous Subcutaneous Mastectomy and Areolar Reduction with Minimal Inconspicuous Scarring.

[UNLABELLED] Acceptable scar positioning on the anterior male chest is very limited. In Gynecomastia surgery, an obvious areolar incision is the most sensitive indicator of a previous operation; a less apparent scar is indispensable for the patient's psychological satisfaction. Whenever only areolar diameter reduction is required, the circumareolar incision must be performed in a position leaving the least conspicuous scar. Standard excision of an outer doughnut of areolar skin results in a visible and unnatural peri-areolar scar. The peri-nipple excision of areolar skin leaves the skin-areola junction undisturbed. When combined with a transverse areolar infra-nipple incision, access for subcutaneous mastectomy is facilitated. With this approach, risk of nipple vascular compromise is thought to be reduced, and necrosis of areolar pigmented skin virtually impossible.

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