Introduction: Virginal breast hypertrophy is a female condition frequently present during puberty as a fast growing breast that causes psychological, aesthetic and functional alterations. It is a benign breast pathology of difficult clinical diagnosis when present unilaterally, and its surgical treatment is still controversial. Methods: Five clinical cases of virginal breast hypertrophy were treated at Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez from 2009-2011. We present their clinical characteristics, surgical treatment, and results obtained. Results: Most patients had either superior or inferior pedicle mammary reduction with favorable results or no re-intervention due to recurrence. A patient had suspicion of phyllodes tumor and subcutaneous mastectomy was performed. The only complication was nipple areola complex necrosis in one patient. Conclusions: The surgical technique should b...

Introduction: Virginal breast hypertrophy is a female condition frequently present during puberty as a fast growing breast that causes psychological, aesthetic and functional alterations. It is a benign breast pathology of difficult clinical diagnosis when present unilaterally, and its surgical treatment is still controversial. Methods: Five clinical cases of virginal breast hypertrophy were treated at Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez from 2009-2011. We present their clinical characteristics, surgical treatment, and results obtained. Results: Most patients had either superior or inferior pedicle mammary reduction with favorable results or no re-intervention due to recurrence. A patient had suspicion of phyllodes tumor and subcutaneous mastectomy was performed. The only complication was nipple areola complex necrosis in one patient. Conclusions: The surgical technique should b...