A sharp cutting liposuction cannula for gynecomastia.

Liposuction is often used for the treatment of gynecomastia. Blunt liposuction cannulas can remove the fat but are not very effective in fibrous breast tissue, which requires open excision. Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty has been advocated for gynecomastia because it effectively removes the fat from fibrous areas. An alternative treatment is a sharp cutting liposuction cannula that easily penetrates and removes the fibrous breast tissue along with the fatty component. The early experience of 22 surgeons who used this cannula in 88 cases of gynecomastia is reported. For 19 of the 22 surgeons, liposuction with sharp cutting cannulas alone gave a satisfactory result in 81% of their patients.