Unravelling the Efficacy of Internal Quilting Sutures vs Doxycycline Instillations in Preventing Seroma Formation After Gynecomastia Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seroma frequently presents as a challenge, following gynecomastia correction surgery. This calls for percutaneous aspiration of accumulated fluid, from the iatrogenic dead space. The authors utilized internal quilting sutures and doxycycline instillation to analyze and compare their roles in seroma prevention.

Objectives

To compare the efficacy of intraoperative internal quilting sutures and doxycycline instillation, in preventing seroma formation and recurrence after gynecomastia surgery.

Methods

After local review board and ethics committee approval, the authors conducted this prospective single-center study of 120 gynecomastia patients with Rohrich's Grades I, II, and III, who underwent surgery between October 2023 and March 2024. Those belonging to Rohr

SUBMITTER: Ramasamy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11852251 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature