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How do you know If large breasts on a man are "gynocomastia" or some other problem? Is it just from being obese/being fat?
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Male Breast is compose from or gland
You should see a experienced board certified plastic surgeon/gynecomastia surgeon for accurate diagnosis and consistent results
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Gynecomastia?
Thank you for the question.
Gynecomastia comes from the Greek meaning "gyne" meaning woman and "mastos" meaning breasts. It refers to abnormal development of large mammary glands in males. The diagnosis can be made by physical examination where relatively firm tissue (breast gland tissue) can be differentiated from relatively soft tissue (adipose tissue).
Breast prominence due to excessive adipose tissue is called pseudo-gynecomastia...
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Causes of Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia (overdeveloped or enlarged breasts) is common in men of any age. It can be the result of hormonal changes, heredity conditions, disease or the use of certain drugs.
Gynecomastia is characterized by:
- Excess localized fat
- Excess glandular tissue development
- A combination of both excess fat and glandular tissue
- Gynecomastia may even be present unilaterally (one breast) instead of bilaterally (both breasts).
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Gynecomastia (man boobs) causes and treatments
Gynecomastia, or excessive development of the mammary glands in males, commonly known as "man boobs" can be caused by a variety of factors:
1) Hormonal changes - most commonly during puberty
2) Obesity...
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Causes of gynaecomastia
For pinpointing the exact cause you will need a consultation with a plastic surgeon.
The gynaecomastia can be of pure fatty type of may have a glandular element as well.You may need a detailed medical history ,examination & a few lab tests for determining the cause if any of your problem.
The surgical treatment can involve liposuction &/or excision of glandular element.
India Plastic Surgeon
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Pseudo-gynecomastia?
It would be best to have an evaluation by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in gynecomastia to know what your particular situation is. Sometimes the appearance of gynecomastia may be caused by excess fat and then would be what is referred to as "pseudo-gynecomastia". More cases however include excess breast tissue along with fat and therefore is true gynecomastia. If you think it may be only fat, try losing weight and see if it resolves. If it doesn't you may...
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San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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True gynecomastia causes
In order to tell whether your gynecomastia is caused by fatty tissue or breast tissue, you will need a consultation and examination by your plastic surgeon. Often it is even difficulty for the plastic surgeon to determine how much of the thickness of the breast is caused by breast tissue versus fatty tissue.
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Gynecomastia Causes & Treatment
True gynecomastia can be differentiated from obesity by the presence of glandular tissue which is typically located beneath the areola. There are many causes (hormonal and medication side effects being the most common). I treat true gynecomastia with a combination of excision and suctioning as I feel this leads to the best results.
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Gynecomastia Causes and Symptoms
Best way to understand is an in person consultation with a boarded PS . Otherwise try wikipedia. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl j. Blinski
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Gynecomastia (Man Boobs, Moobs) Causes and Symptoms
Regarding: "Gynecomastia Causes and Symptoms
How do you know If large breasts on a man are "gynocomastia" or some other problem? Is it just from being obese/being fat?"
There is NO way to properly answer your question without a physical examination and in the space provided here. I suspect you DO have Gynecomastia (man boobs, moobs etc). They are commonly seen in obesity due to the higher proportion of female hormones produced by the fat. The treatment would...
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