My puffy nipples had been bothering me for years. During examination, surgeon said he was going to do tumescent liposuction and gland removal via periareolar incision. After surgery, he said there was no gland palpable after doing lipo. The chest looked flat already. He wanted to make sure and visually checked both nipples by doing the incisions. He said no gland was there. Could the puffy nipples be caused by just fat or did he miss the glands? Nipples are still puffy but not as much as preop.
February 21, 2015
Answer: He missed the glands Gynecomastia is, literally, "breast GLAND presence in a male"! there is nothing to think, detect/miss, it is always a glandular problem with a larger or smaller fatty component, liposuction is NOT the treatment of gynecomastia vera.
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February 21, 2015
Answer: He missed the glands Gynecomastia is, literally, "breast GLAND presence in a male"! there is nothing to think, detect/miss, it is always a glandular problem with a larger or smaller fatty component, liposuction is NOT the treatment of gynecomastia vera.
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February 15, 2015
Answer: Prominent Chest may be Mainly Adipose Tissue... 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 lipomastia. The differentiation of true gynecomastia from adipose tissue is important because the surgical treatment may differ. I hope this helps.
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February 15, 2015
Answer: Prominent Chest may be Mainly Adipose Tissue... 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 lipomastia. The differentiation of true gynecomastia from adipose tissue is important because the surgical treatment may differ. I hope this helps.
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