[Two cases of juvenile gigantomastia treated by reduction mammaplasty with nipple-areola complex graft].

Abstract

Two cases of juvenile gigantomastia treated by reduction mammaplasty with nipple-areola complex graft. Juvenile gigantomastia or virginal hypertrophy is a volume anomaly of breast of the teenager. It is unsightly. But often, it is pain, impaired spinal posture and the shoulder girdle and the psychological effects that bring the teenager to make an application for aesthetic surgery. We report two cases of juvenile and bilateral gigantomastia in adolescents aged 13 years old and unresolved. They have lost their hope before surgical procedure. In both cases, treatment consisted of a reduction mammaplasty with nipple-areola complex graft according to the technique of Thorek. The total resection was 3500 and 2900 g of breast tissue in one and 4000 g per breast in the other. Satisfaction regarding the shape, size and symmetry of the reconstructed breast was good. Although the effects on breastfeeding remain patent, the psychological impact was favorable in all cases.

• Authors: K C Allah, H Kossoko, V Assi Djè Bi Djè, S Yéo, M Richard Kadio
• Journal: Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction (J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris)) Vol. 40 Issue 4 Pg. 363-6 (Jun 2011) ISSN: 1773-0430 [Electronic] France
• Vernacular Title: Gigantomastie juvénile: à propos de deux cas traités par la plastie mammaire de réduction avec greffe de la plaque aréolomamelonnaire.
• PMID: 21255945 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Breast (abnormalities, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Hypertrophy (surgery)
• Mammaplasty (methods)
• Nipples (transplantation)