What kind of Lipo is best for Gynecomastia?
I am having Gynecomastia which is enlarged male breast and excessive fat tissue.
I had this problem from my early 20’s. Now I am seriously thinking to remove this excess fat from my body. Ax I aged it looks more drastically and very disturbing. I searched through out the doctors in the past.
I made some phone calls to Manhattan doctors. 4 out of 3 was charging $200 to $350 consultation fee, which is a way of mugging the patient in a sense. If there is any one out there had this surgery or used VASER LIPO procedure, can you help me out to find honest and reasonable doctor/ s rather than treating you as credit card machine and not delivering the service correctly as they indicates at the beginning.
I read many articles about this system. Most of the people indicated that surgery itself was not too painful which I am ready for the recovery time. Your feedback/ s and help greatly appreciated.
Answers (3)
VASER® Liposelection is the ideal approach
VASER® Liposelection is the ideal approach for the treatment of excess breast tissue in men, termed gynecomastia. VASER® LipoSelection is a form of liposuction that uses ultrasonic energy in a deliberate controlled fashion to assist the surgeon in the selective removal of fat in body contouring surgery.
The VASER® is a 3rd generation ultrasound device that has been engineered to eliminate many of the complications which were seen with other ultrasonic devices as it employs a low level of ultrasounic energy. The ultrasonic energy pulses to gently break apart the fat cells with minimal collateral damage to other important tissue. The VASER® is not a laser, in fact VASER stands for Vibration Amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance.
The ultrasonic energy is transformed primarily to vibration energy which is transmitted to the fat cells by small probes (between two and three millimeters). The fat cells are “shaken” apart and then mixed with fluid, which has been infiltrated by the surgeon at the onset of the operation. Then, small cannulas are used to suction and remove this fat/water mixture. The VASER® is ideal for the treatment of gynecomastia in men and has special probes to treat this specific problem.
SmartLipo employs laser fibers at specific wave lenght of light to "melt" fat. I have found that this device will tighten skin to a small extent, but I have not see it effective in removing volume. With respect to the male breasts, SmartLipo would not be my first or even second choice.
I would advise you to seek out board certified plastic surgeon who is experienced with the VASER®. In general, you get what you pay for!
Liposuction alone usually isn't enough
Liposuction alone (whether it be SmartLipo, VASER, or PAL) is usually not adequate alone to treat true gynecomastia (meaning there is some glandular breast tissue). This tissue is too dense to be treated with any form of liposuction - I perform a fair amount of this type of surgery, and in 90% of case, I have to directly excise the tissue. Yes the lipo helps contouring and debulking some of the chest, but it's best done in conjunction with excision. I have performed VASER, UAL, PAL, traditional lipo on these cases, and still glandular tissue removal is needed.
SmartLipo is an excellent choice
SmartLipo is an excellent choice for male gynecomastia. The new SmartLipo MPX is even better with more power and more ability to melt and remove the tough fat that causes gynecomastia.
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