With this article, Dr. Abramson adds his experience with ultrasound-assisted liposuction to the growing body of literature that describes the use of a single-stage, combined-modality approach to treating abdominal lipodystrophy. Although the results that Dr. Abramson presents are encouraging, we believe it is important to emphasize a few salient points. First, Dr. Abramson uses the tumescent te...

BACKGROUND Numerous surgical techniques exist for gynaecomastia treatment. Although ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL) is thought to be more effective than conventional liposuction, to date there remains no objective and direct comparison of the two modalities. Hence, a comparative study was performed of a single surgeon's experience over 13 years using two definitive parameters, namely intr...

Objective: Perfect surgical technique for gynecomastia treatment has not been established although several method have been described. Liposuction is very useful method however skin excess remains as a challenge for gynecomastic breast treatment. Materials and Methods: Prospectively; 9 selected patients (6 bilateral, 3 unilateral breasts) who were operated for gynecomastia with conventional lip...

BACKGROUND Lipomas are the most frequent soft -tissue tumors arising from adipose tissue. Traditionally, open surgery is a mainstay of their treatment. Recently, new treatment modalities emerge in order to decrease morbidity, to increase satisfaction rate in patents, but not to raise recurrence risk at the same time. AIM The aim of this article is to present our experience with liposuction as...