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Is Gynecomastia Surgery Just Breast Liposuction?
Is gynecomastia surgery (male breast reduction) just a version of liposuction for male breasts?
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90% Gynecomastia surgery includes excision and liposucion
Body builders need only excision,but most other patients need both. 90% of the patient as I indicated ned a combination.The experience of the surgeon is of paramount importance.Look at the surgeons website for before and after pictures. I
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Liposuction for male breast reduction
In some cases liposuction alone will reduce the male breast if it is caused by excess fat alone. The majority of men with gynecomastia have both breast tissue and fat. Breast tissue is too dense to be removed by liposuction and would need to be removed surgically. To get the best result, some men may need a secondary procedure to tighten and/or lift the skin. It is important to be evaluated by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in gynecomastia. Be sure to ask to see...
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Gyecomastia Treatment includes both excision of breast tissue as well as liposuction
Gynecomastia treatment or male breast reduction includes both liposuction of the chest, as well as excision of male breast gland, which is mostley located under the areola.
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Gynecomastia surgery often improved by liposuction
Many others have already described this condition that is quite common and is very amenable to correction. A thorough examination and appropriate investigations are needed to look for medically reversible causes of male breast enlargement. In the absence of a medically treatable condition, gynecomastia surgery is the only effective treatment.
In most instances it is very important to be near your ideal weight before considering male breast reduction. Enlargement of the male breast...
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Liposuction is One Technique for Male Breast Reduction
Liposuction is one technique for Gynecomastia removal. With use of ultrasound or laser to dissolve the breast tissue, liposuction can be very effective by itself.
Sometimes, liposuction may be used in combination with cutting. Some cases of Male Breast Reduction may be done with cutting, alone.
The determination of the best techniques is based upon your surgeon's judgment and experience.
Think of liposuction as a technique or tool used in a procedure, not as an...
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Gynecomastia with Liposuction or Vaser Liposelection
Gynecomastia may be treated surgically by direct excision (removal) of breast tissue, liposuction, and in some cases by removal of breast skin, when indicated. The majority of patients have at least some degree of glandular tissue proliferation immediately behind the nipple and areola, which is usually removed through an incision placed at the inferior border of the areola. The incision can be limited, in many cases, from about the 4 o'clock to the 8 o'clock position of the areola....
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Gynecomastia can be treated with liposuction or open surgery
This is a good question, since many men have gynecomastia but do not know that there are surgical options. The treatment really depends on the severity of gynecomastia and the density of the tissue. In many cases, all that is needed is traditional liposuction.
However, if the tissue is dense, then the addition of Smartlipo (laser) or ultrasound-assisted liposuction may help break up the tissues. Is some cases, however, it is necessary to actually cut out the tissue. Additionally, if...
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Is Gynecomastia just another version of liposuction to the male chest?
Gynecomastia surgery can include liposuction, direct excision of breast tissue, and/or repositioning of the nipple. The technique used depends on each individual patient.
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Is Gynecomastia Surgery Just Breast Liposuction?
If there is an actual breast gland behind the nipple/areolar complex, the gland will have to be excised (cut out). Usually some liposuction is necessary as well to achieve a smooth contour unless you have virtually no fat on your chest. Sometimes in one who is over-weight, liposuction is the main part of the procedure.
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Two parts to gynecomastia: fat and glandular tissue
True gynecomastia requires cutting out the breast or glandular tissue through a small incision. Most men also have some fatty tissue that causes enlargement of the breasts. Liposuction is used to treat this part.
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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 or...
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Gynecomastia options
Hello,
Removal of gynecomastia tissue can be performed by:
1) Excision
2) Liposcution
3) Both
The link below is a before and after photo of one of my patients and shows what can be accomplished by excision alone.
All the best,
Dr Repta
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Gynecomastia could be just Breast Liposuction...
Gynecomastia is enlargement of the male breasts either because of excess fat cells or glandular tissue. The surgery would depend on what the problem is. The majority of patients do well with just liposuction of the fat cells, where as some need an excision of the tissue. The surgeon would let you know at the time of consult.
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Difference between pseudo and true gynecomastia
Gynecomastia (fancy latin root for male breast) -- can be from either a) excess fat -- in which case it is called pseudo (or false) gynecomastia, or it can be b) excess breast gland -- which is related to hormonal imbalances (and exacerbated by obesity).
If it is pseudo-gynecomastia, it can be treated with lipo. If there is a significant true gynecomastia component, it may require direct excision through a 1" cut around the areola. It is not always pefectly obvious...
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Liposuction for the correction of gynecomastia
Gynecomastia is typically corrected using two types of techniques. If the extra fat is centrally located and directly underneath the areola, this fat may be directly excised using a small incision at the base of the areola. However if the fat is also diffuse and located throughout the chest liposuction is the preferred treatment. As the male chest has thicker and more dense fat than other parts of the body, ultrasound liposuction works extremely well in this setting....
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Treatment for Gynecomstia / Male Breast Reduction
The surgical treatment for gynecomastia or male breast enlargement can involve a number of components. This includes liposuction alone or combined with either removal of glandular tissue under the breast and or the removal of excess skin.
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Surgery for Gynecomastia
Surgical options to correct gynecomastia are not limited to liposuction. Options include direct excision, liposuction alone, or a combination of the two. To determine which option is right for you depends upon the severity of the gynecomastia as well as the condition of the chest skin. To know your options, contact a board certified Plastic Surgeon for a consultation.
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Gynecomastia surgery may involve more than just liposuction
Gynecomastia is the presence of noticeable breasts in a male. This breast tissue may be fatty, or pretty glandular or a combination of both. Firm, glandular breast tissue does not reduce well with standard liposuction and may require an open incision for improvement. If the breasts are large enough, it might be necessary to do some skin removal also, although this is less common. What is best for you is determined when you see a board certified plastic surgeon in consultation. There is no...
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Gynecomastia surgery vs liposuction
For true gynecomastia a combination of liposuction and direct excision is needed. For excess fat "only" on the chest them liposuction alone will do fine. I use ultrasonic liposuction to loosen the tissue and dissect around the firmer breast tissue then remove the remaining firm tissue directly and finish with traditional liposuction to contour the chest for the best results. I can usually do this through a small incision in the armpit, occasionally a small incision below the...
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Gynecomastia usually needs a little more than just liposuction
When males have enlargement of breast tissue, there is almost always dense breast tissue in addition to fat. Liposuction only removes the fat, and is valuable for shaping the breast but there is almost always a bit of fibrous breast tissue that needs to be removed surgically. I typically can do this with a very discreet incision within the areola near the nipple. It is sometimes surprising how dense this tissue can be, especially in a young and thin patient. It's not going to come out...
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Procedures for gynecomastia
For some men, liposuction of the make chest is all that is necessary. But there are variations to the theme. Some need liposuction and an "open" procedure to remove glandular tissue, and still others need a formal breast reduction with skin excision and a nipple-areola lift.
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Gynecomastia surgery involves several things
To have the best results in excision of male breast tissue, you will need liposuction as well as direct excision of the male breast tissue. Most if not all of my patients need both! There is always some tissue under the nipple that needs to be removed.
Go to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who does many of these surgeries.
Good luck.
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Management of Gynecomastia
Thanks for the question.
The management of gynecomastia, or enlarged breast tissue in males, generally involves a combination treatment of both a sub-areolar glandular tissue mound excision combined with liposuction of generalized adiposity of the breast.
The causes of gynecomastia may include alcoholism, liver disease, obesity, medications, as well as adolescent gynecomastia. The danger of performing lipoplasty in the breast is the extremely low-likelihood that an underlying atypical...
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Liposuction in Gynecomastia
I almost always employ liposuction in a gyneco-mastectomy. However, it is rarely, if ever, the sole treatment. Usually in gynecomastia there is a button of glandular breast tissue below the areola. This needs to be excised (usually through an incision placed at the junction of the areola with skin). In my practice, a gynecomastectomy almost always consisits of excision and liposuction.
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Gynecomastia surgery is NOT just breast liposuction.
Hi.
If gynecomastia is treated only with liposuction, you will not have a flat chest.
Gynecomastia consists both of fat and hard breast tissue. The breast tissue part CANNOT be removed with liposuction.
So, male breast reduction has two parts. The fat is removed with liposuction. And the actual breast tissue is cut out through a tiny incision inside the nipple. The point is to end up with an absolutely flat chest.
