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GYNECOMASTIA (MALE BREAST REDUCTION)



   





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GYNECOMASTIA SURGERY

or Gynocomastia, is the medical term for enlargement of the male breast and chest. A surprising number of plastic surgery patients actually suffer from male breast enlargement. Gynecomastia / Gynocomastia occurs in two main age groups; young men in their teens or 20s suffer from male breast enlargement ,, as do men in their 40s and above.

Gynecomastia/Gynocomastia surgery is typically performed as an outpatient procedure using liposuction techniques. Ultrasound liposuction is particularly useful in this condition as there is a combination of breast tissue and fat that leads to the male breast enlargement,  for which the ultrasound liposuction is particularly effective at removal. Although surgical excision techniques are available for Gynecomastia/Gynocomastia surgery, I have not had to resort to them in over 20 years; the whole point of the surgery- the ability to take one’s shirt off with confidence- is negated by having scars across the patient’s chest. With liposuction techniques, small scars no larger than 5mm are used to allow liposuction cannula placement, and are barely visible once healed.

The surgery is an outpatient surgery performed in about 2 hours. The cost of Gynecomastia/Gynocomastia surgery includes the surgical fee, hospital and anesthesia fees and all the follow up visits.