Gynecomastia: Surgery Considerations

Gynecomastia: Surgery Considerations

For many of the male/men patients who suffer from women-like breasts, enlarged breasts and excessive or hardened tissue, surrounding the breasts or chests areas, one or both sides, there are many options to consider. One of which would be to how to best get the help you need, quickly, unashamedly, objectively and without feeling unnecessarily exposed,  self-conscious about their appearance, or without hope.

In most cases, especially if the patient is a young adult, male boy or have hardened more permanent type breasts, plastic-surgery, medical invasive procedures and intervention, like breast-reduction surgery can extend a helping hand and be a saving grace. The good news for all gynecomastia sufferers are that they are not alone, there are things that can help, work and make it all better again. You can live and cope, deal with these physical psychological and emotional problems, by tapping into the medical sciences and surgical expertise which enables removal of both some of the breast fat and or glandular tissue, excess skin, leaving the male-physique in-tact, flat-chest-ed, firm and contoured, corrected if you will.

Education and understanding of the procedure, preparatory steps, before, during and post-operative priorities, plans and actions that need to be taken. The processes and results realistically to expect, healing and ongoing care, maintenance, scars both physical and emotional that need to be addressed.

Most physicians will discuss and assess with you the applicability of the surgery for treating this effectively for your individual case and physical manifestation of gynecomastia – it will vary from each person to person, case to case. It might not be the right solution for everyone. What are they looking for as part of the surgery-fit equation:

–    Age and maturity
–    Breast-reduction surgery skills and expertise needed
–    Costs, affordability
–    Discouraged for obese/overweight men
–    Excessively destructive lifestyles with  alcohol, drugs, smoking
–    Firm, elastic skin
–    Healthy, emotionally stable men
–    Qualified plastic surgeons
–    Reshape-ability
–    Uncertainty and Risk of the surgery itself for the individual/case
–    Willing to make life-style changes and deal with emotional /psychological side of the problem, impact of surgery etc.

Complications and side effects of the surgery might include:

–    Adverse reaction to anesthesia
–    Asymmetry
–    Excessive bleeding
–    Excessive fluid loss or accumulation
–    Infection
–    Noticeable scars
–    Permanent pigment changes in the breast area
–    Skin injury
–    Slightly mismatched breasts or nipples
–    Temporary loss of breast sensation or numbness (lasting up to one year in some patients)