摘要
La ginecomastia es un aumento del tama o de la gl芍ndula mamaria en el hombre. Su etiolog赤a es variada, asociada principalmente a un hiperestrogenismo, aunque en muchos casos es idiop芍tica. Esta anomal赤a produce una deformidad de car芍cter est谷tico que provoca alteraciones de orden psicol車gico en el paciente. El objetivo del tratamiento quir迆rgico es conseguir un aspecto normal del t車rax masculino, con la menor cicatriz posible. La t谷cnica quir迆rgica depender芍 principalmente del grado de la ginecomastia, y de la distribuci車n y proporci車n de los diversos componentes (graso y parenquimatoso) de la mama, existiendo varias alternativas: ex谷resis quir迆rgica simple; liposucci車n simple; ex谷resis quir迆rgica m芍s liposucci車n; y ex谷resis quir迆rgica m芍s resecci車n cut芍nea. La liposucci車n ha emergido como una de las t谷cnicas m芍s importantes para aplicar en esta patolog赤a, sola o en combinaci車n con otros procedimientos. En el presente trabajo se describen las indicaciones y diferentes modalidades del tratamiento quir迆rgico. Gynecomastia is an increase in the size of the mammary gland of the male. It has a varied etiology, mainly associated with hyperestrogenism, although in many cases it is idiopathic. This anomaly produces a deformity of an aesthetic character that provokes alterations of a psychological order in the patient. The aim of surgical treatment is to achieve a normal appearance of the masculine thorax, with the smallest possible scar. Surgical technique will mainly depend on the degree of the gynecomastia, and on the distribution and proportion of the different components (fat and parenchyma) of the breast. There are several alternatives: simple surgical exeresis; simple liposuction; surgical exeresis plus liposuction; and surgical exeresis plus cutaneous resection. Liposuction has emerged as one of the most important techniques applied in this pathology, either alone or in combination with other procedures. This paper describes the indications and different forms of surgical treatment.