Abstract
Background: Gynecomastia is the development of the men breast which results in serious physiological problems occurs at 13 to 14 years of age. The etiology of gyncomastia involves the imbalance between androgen and estrogen levels at the tissue of the breast. There are other several causes of gyncomastia including Klinefelter's syndrome and hermaphroditism. The most common procedure performed for gynecomastia is subcutaneous mastectomy. Aim: To assess the quality of life after surgical treatment of gynecomastia.
Method: The study is cross sectional that was conducted on males with gynecomastia and performed between April 2018 to June 2018 at King Fahad Hospital in Madinah. The quality f life was evaluated using the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire on following up patients in Endocrine and Plastic Surgery Clinics.
Results: The mean +/- SD of age of participants was 26.2 +/- 2.7 years old, the most common etiology was puberal (96.9%). There were significant differences in general health (P-value=0.02), functional capacity (P-value=0.04), social aspects (P-value=0.003), pain (P-value=0.04), validity (P-value=0.005), and mental health (P-value=0.009).
Conclusion: Surgical treatment of gynecomastia has improved the quality of life of patients.