Review Article

Surgery for Gynecomastia in the Islamic Golden Age: Al-Tasrif of Al-Zahrawi (936–1013 AD)

Figure 4

Surgical treatment of severe gynaecomastia according to Al-Zahrawi. Two lunate incisions are made along the upper part of the breast to allow the removal of subcutaneous fat along with the excess skin (points b and g delimit the incision).
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