9509-620 Abboud
Abboud M, Vadoud-Seyedi J, De Mey A, Cukierfajn M, Lejour M.
Incidence of calcifications in the breast after surgical reduction and liposuction.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1995 Sep;96(3):620-6. PMID: 7638286
Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Brugmann, Free University of
Brussels, Belgium.
Liposuction of the breast in combination with vertical mammaplasty was applied
to 250 breasts among 386 reductions of large breasts performed in 2 years (1989
to 1991). To evaluate the possible damage to the breast caused by this combined
procedure, especially in terms of the occurrence of the postoperative
development of calcifications, a comparative study of preoperative and
postoperative mammograms was undertaken in 60 randomly selected cases (120
breasts), 34 with and 26 without liposuction. Altogether, 13 calcifications (11
percent) were discovered during the 6- to 30-month follow-up, representing the
lowest rate reported in the literature. Deep intraparenchymal calcifications
were more frequent after liposuction; most (5 of 7) were macrocalcifications.
None could be confused with malignant calcifications because they were more
scattered, more regular, and less numerous. Attempts to evaluate the fat content
of breasts via preoperative mammography failed to prove this examination a
useful way to predict the viability of breast liposuction.
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