Poland Syndrome: Alteration In The Chest

Find out what this anomaly is and what is your solution

There are defects in the chest that are far from tuberous breasts, this is one of those cases. The Poland Syndrome is a non-hereditary congenital malformation that consists in the total or partial absence of the pectoral muscle, absence of the nipple areola, mammary gland and subcutaneous tissue. There may be cases with all these characteristics or with only a few.

It is unknown what is the reason for its appearance, although research reveals that it must be some alteration in the blood during pregnancy. If parents have any disease that may affect the flow of blood, their children are more likely to be born with this defect.The diagnosis of this pathology is very rare, less than 5% of the population that goes to a specialist due to thoracic anomaly corresponds to this syndrome.This syndrome was discovered by a young student while performing an autopsy in 1841, Alfred Poland. Of the people who suffer from this malformation, 10% suffer from syndactyly and 75% of the cases detected are male.

It only affects one side of the body, with the right side being the most common. In some of the cases recorded, these patients had malformations of the hand or forearm, a condition called hypoplasia.

Treatment

This syndrome has a solution with reconstructive plastic surgery. With this specialty you can achieve a symmetry between both breasts and achieve an aesthetic appearance. What is the intervention? In inserting a customized implant to the patient, for this a computer-aided design (CAD) will be used. In this way you can preview if the result will be appropriate and make the necessary changes.