scholarly journals Patient Characteristics Associated with Free Nipple Graft Reduction Mammoplasty

Cureus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Y Lo ◽  
Roy P Yu ◽  
Anjali Raghuram ◽  
Phillip Khim ◽  
Sarah Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Reduction Mammoplasty ◽  
Free Nipple Graft

Free Nipple Graft Reduction Mammoplasty

1992 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Romano ◽  
Thomas J. Francel ◽  
John E. Hoopes
Keyword(s):  
Reduction Mammoplasty ◽  
Free Nipple Graft

scholarly journals Effect of gigantomastia on School attendance

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salathiel Zhou Mzezewa ◽  
Salathiel Mzezewa
Keyword(s):  
Breast Tissue ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Reduction Mammaplasty ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Reduction Mammoplasty ◽  
Normal Breast ◽  
The Public ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Free Nipple Graft

Introduction. We have been seeing a number of juvenile/teenage girls presenting to our out patient department with gigantomastia/large breasts. These school going girls had not been attending school due to the large breasts and taunting by school mates as well as scrutiny by the public. Aims and Objectives. To do Reduction Mammoplasty. To do histological investigation. To encourage these teenage girls to go back to school. Materials and Methods. Nine juvenile/teenage girls aged between 11 and 16 years were prospectively enrolled for this study from 2016 to 2020. Eight had reduction mammaplasty and one had sub cutaneous mastectomy with free nipple graft. The specimens were weighed and sent for histology. Results. Nine juvenile/teenage girls were included. The age range was 11- 16 years and the weight range was 27-33 Kg. Loss of school attendance time was 3 months to 2 years. Median weight of excised breast tissue was 2.5(1.2 – 5 kg. Histology.  Normal breast =  6,  Fibroadenosis = 3. Conclusion. Gigantomastia affected school attendance by as much as two years. Reduction mammoplasty was our treatment of choice. Taunting and lack of fitting clothes affected self-esteem of these patients. The juvenile girls have now returned back to school.

The treatment of venous leg ulcers with a specifically designed compression stocking kit

Phlebologie ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (04) ◽  
pp. 191-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Mattaliano ◽  
G. Mosti ◽  
V. Gasbarro ◽  
M. Bucalossi ◽  
W. Blättler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Compression Stocking ◽  
Leg Ulcers ◽  
Compression Stockings ◽  
Venous Leg Ulcers ◽  
Venous Ulcers ◽  
Time To Completion ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Ankle Movement

SummaryTraditionally, venous leg ulcers are treated with firm nonelastic bandages. Medical compression stockings are not the first choice although comparative studies found them equally effective or superior to bandages. Patients, methods: We report on a multi-center randomized trial with 60 patients treated with either short stretch multi-layer bandages or a two-stocking system (Sigvaris® Ulcer X® kit). Three patients have been excluded because their ankle movement was restricted to the extent that they could not put on the stockings and 1 patient withdrew consent. Patient characteristics and ulcer features were evenly distributed. The proportion of ulcers healed within 4 months and the time to completion of healing were recorded. Subjective appraisal was assessed with a validated questionnaire. Results: Complete wound closure was achieved in 70.0% (21 of 30) with bandages and in 96.2% (25 of 26) with the ulcer X kit (p = 0.011). Ulcers with a diameter of up to about 4cm healed twice as rapidly, the larger ones as fast with the stocking kit as with bandages. The sum of problems encountered with bandages was significantly greater than that observed with the stocking kit (p < 0.0001). Pain at night and in the morning was absent with stockings but reported by 40% and 20% in the bandage group, respectively. The cardinal features associated with delayed or absent healing were ulcer size and pain. Conclusions: Common venous ulcers can readily be treated with the ulcer X compression kit provided the ankle movement allow its painless donning. Bandages, even when applied by the most experienced staff are less effective and cause more problems.

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