Highlands Male Breast Reduction doctors
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Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon
209 Hospital Dr Suite 202, Highlands |
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My husband has lost over 100 pounds over the past year through diet and exercise but still has a lot of loose skin around his breasts. Would breast reduction surgery remove the loose skin? Are most men happy with the results from surgery?
Male breast reduction of some type is the answer for significant loose skin in this area after weight loss.If the excess skin is significantly visible in clothing, then the improvement is usually well worth the scar. If the excess is only visible without clothes, then only a discussion of the exact procedure needed and the scars that will result will allow him to decide if it is worth the trade.
Exactly how is male breast reduction surgery different from female breast reduction surgery? Is the procedure less time consuming or less complicated for men?
Scars after Gynecomastia surgery vary depending on the amount of breast tissue present and the elasticity of your skin. That is because the procedures vary. If you have small breasts that are only fat, then the scars are tiny, only large enough to admit a Liposuction cannula. If you have very large female like breasts, then the scars will extend across each side of the chest, but can usually be hidden in a crease or made to somewhat disappear. With firm breast tissue, there is usually a scar under the areola. If the areolae are large and need reduction also, then the scar goes all the way around the areola. In spite of larger scars for larger breasts, everyone is usually quite satisfied with the results.
I have puffy nipples and I went to see a government plastic surgeon. After scanning she told me that the glandular tissue is about 2.5cm. She recommended that I skip the surgery as it is very mild. And if I really insist on doing it, it will be removed by liposuction and a "divider" to shave the tissues. No incision will be done. 1. Should I do the surgery? 2. Can liposuction really remove glandular tissues? 3. What is the size of the normal male breast tissue? 4. will there be scars?
True glandular hypertrophy cannot be removed by liposuction alone. It requires cutting it out. This, however, can be done with a knife through a traditional incision or by use of a sucker/shaver device. The latter is most commonly used by orthopedic surgeons endoscopically to remove tissue from injured joints. This method will leave a very small incision.