A Risk-Stratified Comparison of High-Risk Findings in Reduction Mammoplasty.

Background: Reduction mammoplasty is indicated for symptomatic macromastia or breast asymmetry after contralateral cancer surgery. Previous studies compared the incidence of high-risk lesions in resection specimens between these 2 groups. However, no studies have compared incidental findings in breast reduction specimens based on relative risk of cancer.

The psychological burden of idiopathic adolescent gynecomastia.

Background: For a population of adolescents, gynecomastia is a persistent problem. Occurring during a critical period in the formation of self-image and gender identity, this gender-incongruent process may disrupt normal psychological development. This study was designed to identify the prevalence of psychological disturbances in young male patients presenting with symptomatic gynecomastia to determine whether psychological examination should be included as a routine portion of this patient population's treatment.

Health characteristics of postmenopausal women with breast implants.

Background: Long-term health characteristics and quality of life in patients with breast implants are important issues in plastic surgery.

Methods: The authors evaluated characteristics of women who had breast implant surgery in the Women's Health Initiative observational study between 1993 and 1998. Most women in this study cohort had breast implant surgery 20 or more years before recruitment into the study.