Experience of Tumescent Liposuction in the Treatment of Osmidrosis

Background. Tumescent liposuction is a safe procedure for removal of subcutaneous fat tissue. Because apocrine glands are located deep in the fat, surgical removal of these glands by nontumescent liposuction has been utilized for treating osmidrosis. Objective. To evaluate the effect of tumescent li...

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Published in:Dermatologic surgery 2001-05, Vol.27 (5), p.446-448
Main Authors: Tsai, Ren‐Yeu, Lin, Jing‐Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Apocrine Glands - surgery
Axilla - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Curettage
Dermatology
Female
Humans
Hyperhidrosis - surgery
Lipectomy - methods
Medical sciences
Odorants
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Background. Tumescent liposuction is a safe procedure for removal of subcutaneous fat tissue. Because apocrine glands are located deep in the fat, surgical removal of these glands by nontumescent liposuction has been utilized for treating osmidrosis. Objective. To evaluate the effect of tumescent liposuction in the treatment of osmidrosis and to compare the efficacy of simple tumescent liposuction and combined tumescent liposuction and curettage. Methods. A total of 20 patients with osmidrosis (all female, age 16–44 years) were included in this study. Ten patients were treated by simple tumescent liposuction, the other 10 patients were treated by tumescent liposuction combined with curettage. The aspirates were sent for pathologic examination. At a follow‐up visit, the improvement of symptoms was graded by the patient as satisfied when the odor decreased> 75%, partially satisfied when it decreased ≥50% to ≤75%, and dissatisfied when it decreased
ISSN:1076-0512
1524-4725
DOI:10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.00318.x