Modified Suction-Assisted Cartilage Shaver for Axillary Osmidrosis

Table 1

Patient demographics and clinical results (n=39).

Variables	Results (%)
Age (years)	14 – 54 (Average 26.3)
Male	23
Female	27.6
Number of patients (mean age)
Male	11/39 (28.2)
Female	28/39 (71.8)
Duration of follow-up (months)	12 – 68 (Average 31.1)
Clinical efficacy
Excellent	17/39 (43.6)
Good	19/39 (48.7)
Acceptable	2/39 (5.1)
Fair	1/39 (2.6)
Poor	0 (0)
Postoperative complication (axillae)
Hematoma / seroma	0/78 (0)
Defatted skin necrosis or perforation	0/78 (0)
Wound edge necrosis	0/78 (0)
Wound infection	0/78 (0)
Scar formation	1/78 (1.3)
Compensatory hyperhidrosis	7/39 (17.9)
Adolescent patients (n=10)
Number of male/female (mean age)	1/9 (17)
Duration of follow-up (months)	12 – 68 (Average 34.6)
Clinical efficacy
Excellent	3/10 (30)
Good	6/10 (60)
Acceptable	1/10 (10)
Fair	0 (0)
Poor	0 (0)
Postoperative complication (axillae)	1 keloid formation at unilateral axilla
Compensatory hyperhidrosis	1/10 (10)