PECTORALIS MAJOR RUPTURES POSTSUCTION LIPECTOMY FOR SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF GYNECOMASTIA

Over the last decade, suction-assisted lipoplasty has been shown to be a safe and reliable procedure in the hands of trained individuals. A large number of plastic surgeons employ liposuction as an adjunct to s urgery for gynecomastia with excellent results and low morbidity. An u nusual problem, traumatic rupture of the pectoralis major muscle, has been observed by us in a patient who had undergone the procedure. The physical deficit arising from the injury may go unnoticed in all but t he most physically active people, and surgeons should be wary of the p ossibility of this previously unreported complication.