You’ve probably heard about teenagers having gynecomastia surgery to reduce their fleshy, female-like breasts. While some pediatricians and even plastic surgeons are against it – thinking the lad may outgrow the condition – the teen patient’s life can be hellish if the condition does not go away. Others say the breasts may grow back after... »
You read it here first! Back in June, 2009, your humble blogger reported that British surgeons had crunched the plastic surgery statistics for 2008 to reveal that gynecomastia surgery had increased 44 percent over the previous year. Well, the beat goes on with male breast reductions in the U.K. surgeries up again. If you haven’t already read... »
Many gynecomastia patients ask what to expect in surgery and are especially curious about surgical drains. To start, we give patients a list of blood-thinning substances – headed by compounds that contain aspirin — that must be halted two weeks before surgery. Those items promote bleeding. The patient and I also go over all the prescribed... »
If you follow weight lifting and body building news, you’ll frequently see exceedingly chiseled, buff body builders looking for answers about their puffy nipples. They wonder if liposuction or gynecomastia surgery will make them look better. Read the concern about gynecomastia surgery and problems one weight lifter encountered when he found a growth about 75 percent... »