The difference between Silhouette Plastic Surgery and other clinics, 2018 Renewal

 

Characteristics of Silhouette gynecomastia surgery; Differentiation from other clinics, 2018 Renewal
 

Hello.
I am Sangyeop Yoon, the director of Silhouette Plastic Surgery.
The ‘areola /armpit small pore’ gynecomastia surgery of Silhouette Plastic Surgery is the most advanced surgery so far.
The surgery has been presented several times in plastic surgery conferences and international conferences, and many surgeons perform the surgery.
However, it should be performed by experienced and proficient surgeons because they have to deal with very tiny pores.
Especially, it is too difficult for non-specialists in plastic surgery to perform the surgery.
The surgery needs an aesthetic sense and meticulous skills.

 

Some doctors say they can remove fibrous tissue properly by making 15mm-width incision,

which is too wide, so clients ask whether I can remove the fat and fibrous tissue completely.

My answer is always ‘yes’. I can correct perfectly.

 

I used to make 15mm-width incision when the gynecomastia surgery was first introduced in 2002 or 2003.
I have accumulated over 15 years of experiences in one field, and the number of patients that I operated on is over 5,000, so I do not need to make a big incision. 

 
It is not appropriate to say that other people can’t do or shouldn’t do because I can’t.
In the past, there was a case that only fat was absorbed and a case that only fibrous tissue was removed.
When fat is only absorbed, the sharpness would still remain after the surgery, so there is no difference before and after the surgery, not to mention patients’ disappointment.

   
 Photo in the research; when fat is only absorbed

 

 

Nowadays, there are few doctors who still claim this.
Some clinics specializing in liposuction advertise they do the gynecomastia surgery with liposuction without removing fibrous tissue.
Except for 1~2% special cases, the gynecomastia can’t be corrected only with liposuction.

 
 

 Dents after breast surgery

 
When fibrous tissue is removed excessively without liposuction, there is a side effect of ‘dent’ as shown in the picture.
Especially applying the methods of breast cancer surgery such as mastectomy and fibrous tissue mastectomy to the gynecomastia surgery often causes the side effect of dent. 

If doctors who lack the cosmetic or plastic surgeon perspective perform the surgery as they do breast cancer surgery, the above result can occur.
You need to be very careful.

 

Recently, it is common sense that ‘fibrous tissue removal’ and ‘liposuction’ should be done together.
 

 

 

There are two types of surgery method broadly.

 

1. Surgery to remove tumors such as breast cancer
(removing cancerous tumors instead of the concept of cosmetic or plastic surgery)

 

 

  Areola 180’ incision
  Removing fat and lacteal gland as a lump

 

It is a surgery that removes fibrous tissue(white) and fat(yellow) excessively at the same time while making a big scar on areola. It can leave a big scar and dent.
We Silhouette Plastic Surgery never apply this method to gynecomastia surgery. 
 

 

 

 

2. The Silhouette gynecomastia surgery with scar invisible

Removing fibrous tissue; high-frequency/ Silhouette Scissors 

 

 

The above pictures show the method of liposuction and removing fibrous tissue by making the minimum incision(approximately 5mm) on the areola.
Before 2010, this method was used for the surgery.

Recently, the surgery is done with the method of making scar invisible.

We make a small hole on each areola or make a 2mm small hole on the part under each nipple where the shadow of the nipple lies(where the nipple and the areola meet). 
 
 
 
Ultrasound liposuction and electric knife fibrous tissue removal; using small hole(2mm) under the nipple

 

 

With ‘ultrasound liposuction’ and ‘electric knife fibrous tissue removal’ through a small hole(less than 2mm) under the nipple, the scar is totally invisible. 
  

 

 

The above photos are from similar procedures in different clinics. 

The scars are from surgeries using various incisions.

Even making a hole on the armpit or on the side often leaves a big scar.

The part with hair can conceal the scar, but the scar on the side is not good.

There shouldn’t be a scar of over 1cm on the areola.

 

 

Especially, there shouldn’t be a scar on the upper part of the areola in the 12 o'clock position rather than in the 6 o’clock position.

It is too noticeable.

Some doctors cut off the skin with a 360-degree of areola, which leaves a severe scar.

The surgery shouldn’t be done in this way.

Some non-specialists perform surgery without predicting the result, which causes disastrous scars.

Patients who have breast cancer surgery get scars outside of the areola. 

The gynecomastia is not breast cancer, so patients with gynecomastia shouldn’t get a severe scar outside of the areola.

The photo on the far left of the bottom is from the recent surgery in ‘Silhouette Plastic Surgery’.

The photo was taken right after the surgery, but the scar is invisible. 
 
Silhouette Plastic Surgery does the highest number of gynecomastia surgeries in Korea.

 

 

The differences of Silhouette Plastic Surgery from other clinics are as follows.

1. We do not leave noticeable scar. The scar is almost invisible.

2. We guarantee radical effects thanks to liposuction and fibrous tissue removal.
   We can remove completely without big scar or incision.

3. There are almost no side effects because of no damage on the surrounding tissue since it is not a mastectomy.