Quantifying Surgical Complications for Reduction Mammaplasty in Adolescents

Area of Science:

• Plastic Surgery
• Adolescent Medicine
• Surgical Outcomes

Background:

• Reduction mammaplasty effectively treats adolescent macromastia symptoms.
• Limited data exists on adolescent reduction mammaplasty complications compared to adults.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze surgical complications in adolescent reduction mammaplasty.
• To identify risk factors for complications in this patient population.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective review of reduction mammaplasty cases in patients aged 20 and younger.
• Analysis of 160 breasts from 80 consecutive patients over a 7-year period (2014-2021).

Main Results:

• Overall complication rate was 16.3%, primarily minor wound healing issues.
• No significant risk factors for complications were identified based on age, pedicle type, or incision pattern.
• No age cutoff increased or decreased surgical complication risk.

Conclusions:

• Adolescent reduction mammaplasty demonstrates low and minor complication rates.
• Age is not a risk factor for surgical complications in this demographic.
• Surgical technique variations did not significantly impact complication rates.