Results from Gynecomastia Surgery After 6 Months - Puffy Nipples?

asked 1 year ago by rff123456 in Tampa, FL
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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I got surgery for ginecomastia (gland+lipo) 6 months ago. From a month after the surgery my nipples started to get puffy again. It has been 6 month after the surgery, my nipples are still puffy, the doctor is saying that until 12 months it will not be flat and that the scares inside are making them puffy. I can notice a lumb underneath both nepples, doc says that those are scares but I think they are gland. It is normal to have the nipples puffys after 6 months from surgery? Thanks.

7 answers to Results from Gynecomastia Surgery After 6 Months - Puffy Nipples?

Puffy Nipples.will be better or not after 6 months?

It is hard to answer this question accuretly without examinanig you.But generally in most,but not all cases,6 months is enough.In certain cases,that are coplex,large or saggy male breasts, it can take a year or more. Most of the swelling had subsided,but scares may remain and palpable for a longer period.All of this is true assuming the surgeon had excised the glandular tissue and removed enogh fatty tissue. I hope is has improved by now. see video

Mordcai Blau, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

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Puffy nipples after Gynecomastia treatment

Usually puffy nipples are either caused by excess breast gland under the nipple or by excess scar tissue. In either case, you might consider excising breast tissue through a very small incision through the areola.

S. Sean Younai, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Gynecomastia Surgery Results?

Thank you for the question. It sounds like the correct operation was done to treat the gynecomastia. The tissue you are feeling may be either scar tissue or residual breast gland. You have to be careful not to remove too much tissue and end up with a contour deformity/depression. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Persistent nipple puffiness after gynecomastia reduction

After 6 months, the residual puffiness of the nipples is not likely to improve. It is either the result of residual hard breast tissue that remains if only liposuction was originally done or scar tissue if an open gynecomastia procedure was done. It is not rare in my experience with the male gynecomastia patient. About 1/3 of men will return for a secondary revisional procedure for exactly the problem of the persistent puffy nipple issue.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Puffy nipples after gynecomastia procedure

If only liposuction was done for the chest, usually the puffiness was there before the suction. I call it a "nubbin" and it is a dense fibroglandular breast-like tissue that cannot be liposuctioned out. It will require some incision around the areola (pink skin around the nipple) in order to cut it out. In men these scars heal beautifully and are hidden in the natural color of the areola. Good luck.

Marc J. Salzman, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Gynecomastia

After six months, it is rare to have swelling or scarring casing puffiness. if your doctor wants to wait 12 monthe then wait. You may need a revision, if you do not like it. Have another consult by a plastic surgeon

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Puffy nipples after gynecomastia

Yes, it can be normal to have puffy nipples for 6 months after surgery but it really depends on what was done. If a circumareolar incision was used, it is not uncommon to have the puffiness persists for several months. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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