Category: gynecomastia | technical strategies

Technical Strategies – Gynecomastias Of All Sizes Can Be Removed Through Limited Areolar Incisions

Gynecomastia is a well known male breast tissue enlargement problem that appears in many different sizes. But the hallmark of gynecomastia is the very fibrous nature of the tissue with a distinct whitish appearance. While not a tissue mass that has a true capsule it is readily distinguished during surgery from the surrounding normal fatty Read More…

Secondary Areolar Excision of the Postoperative Gynecomastia Liposuction Puffy Nipple Syndrome

Gynecomastia is the development of an abnormal amount of breast tissue in a male that creates undesired chest fullness. It doesn’t create a breast appearance in most men but the chest appearance is still aesthetically unfavorable. True gynecomastia is the very firm mass that occurs directly under the nipple-areolar complex. It is very dense breast Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Gynecomastia Reduction with Horizontal Excision with Nipple Transposition

Background: Make chest enlargement or gynecomastia has a variety of different presentations. How much breast tissue enlargement, the amount of loose skin on the chest wall and the position of the nipple all influence the type of gynecomastia reduction technique that will be used. Most gynecomastia techniques employ either direct excision by an areolar incision, Read More…

Male Nipple Location on the Chest Wall and Its Relevance in Plastic Surgery

The male and female chest is obviously different in many ways. One of these differences in the location of nipple-areolar complex. In the female it is ideally situated in the center of the raised breast mound, a more centric chest location. But the male nipple-arolear complex is not centric as one would think. Knowing its Read More…

OR Snapshots – Areolar Gynecomastia Reduction in Young Men

Male breast enlargement, known as gynecomastia, presents in various manifestations. While once gynecomastia surgery was most commonly done on teenage boys who developed small (or large) breast mounds that did not recede, today’s gynecomastia reductions are different. Men are much more particular about the appearance of their chests today and are often intolerant of even Read More…

OR Snapshots – Puffy Nipple-Areolar Gynecomastia Reduction

Gynecomastia is a well known breast enlargement condition that occurs in men of all ages. Like the broad age range that it affects, gynecomastia also occurs in a wide variety of expressions or degrees of breast enlargement. While often perceived as the appearance of an actual breast mound, most gynecomastias present as much smaller masses. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Gynecomastia Reduction with Power-Assisted Liposuction

Background: Gynecomastia reduction is a well known surgical procedure that can be used in males of almost all ages. Male breast tissue enlargement can occur for a variety of endocrine reasons from pubertal hormonal surges to the older male with declining testosterone levels. In every case the mass of breast tissue increases starting centrally under Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Injection Fat Grafting for the Gynecomastia Crater Deformity

Background: Gynecomastia is a well known male chest abnormality that has a wide range of expression from puffy nipples to that of an actual breast mound. It is treated by two basic approaches, liposuction and open excision. Which treatment method is sued depends on the size and tissue quality of the gynecomastia problem. Most commonly Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Power-Assisted Liposuction for Male Gynecomastia Reduction

Background: Gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, occurs in a wide variety of forms and ages. While typically perceived as a condition that occurs in teens and young men as a reaction to elevated hormonal levels from puberty, gynecomastia occurs equally in older men as well. ‘Man boobs’ as they are often called can be an Read More…

Gynecomastia Reduction in Male Body Builders

Gynecomastia is a well known condition of breast enlargement in men. It can occur in any male body shape from a thin teenager to an older male. The size of the gynecomastia and the extent of chest deformity can vary considerably. But the one feature that all gynecomastia patients have is the very firm lump Read More…