Axillary Breast Tissue and Removal? (photo)

This area of tissue is excellent for a mini liposuction procedure that can remove excess fat and breast tissue. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Thank
you for your question. An examination would be necessary to evaluate
if liposuction alone or liposuction in combination with a skin excision
is needed. Consult with a board certified Plastic Surgeon.
Best Wishes

axillary breast tissue vs. fatty protrusion? I would like to have a little bit more information on the history of this lump. the best treatment for excess breast tissue is excision. if that's not an option one can try liposuction but its not as satisfactory for breast tissue as it is for fatty protrusion.  

Since most of the time the anterior axillary bulges are just fat, liposuction does great for flattening them down easily under local. Even if some of it is breast tissue, the aggressive cannulas brings it down just fine. Expect to pay roughly $2500 or more on special for lipo of these areas. There is minimal downtime and it is easy to  undergo. Sincerely,David Hansen,MD

         This may be a combination of fat and breast tissue.  Localized fatty deposition can be improved with liposuction, and that may give the best result in your case.  Sometimes, removal of the tissue with a small hidden incision can be performed if necessary.  Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

All women have breast tissue that extends into the axilla. In this particular case it's overly abundant. Breast tissue is made up of glandular tissue as well as fat. If the breast tissue is substantially glandular it probably will be the direct excision.

Thank you for your question. Yes, from the picture you sent it is fairly certain that you have some excess or accessory breast tissue. This is a very common phenomenon, and most women don't even seek medical attention for it, as it mostly presumed to be fatty tissue. The treatment and is simple and effective. It involved direct excision of the excess glandular tissue, and oftentimes, along with excess skin. It will require, however, a linear scar that runs along the skin lines of the arm pit or axilla. It is usually a very well tolerated scar, but in different patients can always turn out differently. Be sure to consult with a Board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and surely things will turn out for the best. Good luck and farewell. 

Thank you for the question and picture. You are correct in that this area of fullness tends to consist of mainly breast tissue. In my experience, it is best treated ( for most patients) with direct excision of the “excess” skin and breast tissue. Liposuction surgery alone will likely not be as effective and/or may leave you with continued excess/irregular skin.Placement of the incision line in the hair bearing axillary area is one of the keys to success; keeping the resulting scar as hidden as possible is important to most patients.I hope this helps.

Axillary breast tissue and fat could be the main reason but what I've seen in my patients is also extra skin that is normal because of the shoulder joint, you can see that when you lift your arm improves the problem, but I would definitely try Vaser lipo and or removal of breast tissue with an axillary incision.

Regards and good luck

The options are: 1. no treatment and just living with this, 2. excision with a scar, 3. laser lipo/vaser lipo, 4. more recently I have use ThermiTight RF to obtain melting and skin tightening in a few session, only punctures used.