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Treatment with ultrasound-assisted liposuction of accessory axillary breast tissues.

Emsen IM

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Numune State Hospital, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey, ilterisemsen@hotmail.com iemsen@yahoo.com.

Supernumerary nipples and breast tissue often are dismissed as cosmetic curiosities. These structures have the potential for pathologic degeneration and may be associated with significant congenital abnormalities. In a prospective comparison of 100 Native American women with 100 non-Native American women, these accessory organs were found much more commonly among Native American women. Careful attention should be given to thorough evaluation and long-term follow-up evaluation of any patient with this anomaly. This study investigated a patient who underwent surgical removal of her axillary breast tissue with ultrasound-assisted liposuction. The advantages of this method include a minimal incision scar from the liposuction cannula and the ability to detect residual axillary breast by ultrasound.

Published 30 March 2006 in Aesthetic Plast Surg, 30(2): 251-2.
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