Modern surgical approaches for tuberous breast deformity

Prohoda E.E.; Pavlyuk M.D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/plast.hirurgia202304261

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OBJECTIVE

To analyze modern surgical approaches for tuberous breast deformity.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

We reviewed the PubMed and Google Scholar databases using the following keywords: tuberous breast, tuberous breast deformity, constricted breast, tubular breast, correction. Manual selection of articles was followed by exclusion of textbooks, correspondence between authors and experts, duplicate articles, non-English-language articles, as well as manuscripts devoted to isolated surgical treatment of male patients and patients with nuclear transsexualism.

RESULTS

We found 124 articles in the Google Scholar and 91 manuscripts in the PubMed database. Final analysis included 40 articles. Considering literature data, we compiled all surgical approaches and algorithms for correction of tuberous breast deformity.

CONCLUSION

There are various available surgical treatments and their potential combinations. Critical assessment of each component of deformity taking into account modern classification systems is required to eliminate errors in choosing the procedure. Fatty tissue grafting potentially replaces traumatic flap-based techniques and improves treatment outcomes.

Keywords:

tubular breast

tubular deformity

correction

tuberous breast

Authors:

Prohoda E.E.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

ORCID: 0009-0003-3292-9770

Pavlyuk M.D.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

ORCID: 0000-0001-9493-5584

Received:

12.07.2023

Accepted:

08.09.2023

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