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What is Gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia is enlargement of the male breast.  It is important to distinguish the enlargement present in gynecomastia from the adaptive response induced by resistance training (hypertrophy) of the pectoralis muscles.  Gynecomastia is firm subareolar tissue and or diffuse fibroglandular tissue aggregating behind the nipple.  

Facts about Gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia is present in 30% to 50% of healthy adult men.  There are three times that males are most susceptible to developing gynecomastia.  The neonatal period (infant), during puberty, and the age of fifty onward are the most vulnerable to developing the condition.  Obesity greatly increases the chances of developing gynecomastia.  Other factors that can increase the chances of developing gynecomastia are:  genetic predisposition, smoking, drinking, prolonged high stress levels, physical inactivity, and drug use.  The potential to develop gynecomastia with any combination of the aforementioned factors is directly proportional to age.

Treatment

Surgery is the only effective treatment for gynecomastia that has not spontaneously regresses during puberty or that is adult onset.  The surgical method is to remove the glandular tissue through a periareolar incision.  A lipectomy may or may not be necessary as determined by the surgeon.  Results are cosmetically unsatisfactory in 50% of patients.  The surgical procedure requires skill and experience by the surgeon.  Finding the right surgeon will determine the success of the treatment and meeting your personal expectations.

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Private practice, board certified, plastic surgeon who specializes in gynecomastia. Other procedures performed are abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, face lift, rhinoplasty, and liposclulpture.