Gynecomastia Surgery
Gynecomastia Surgery Costs Down in 2009
One of the big worries bothering economists is deflation. That’s a period when the cost of many items drop, meaning that manufacturers and service providers must use fewer workers due to less profit received. Yearly, the professional plastic surgery societies like the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) crunch the numbers on the previous... »
Male Breast Reduction on One Breast
Occasionally, a patient comes into my office with one breast larger than the other and, to appear normal, wants gynecomastia surgery on just that one breast. It’s a condition known in medicine as unilateral (meaning, one side only) gynecomastia which requires a unilateral mastectomy. First, we make sure nothing else is happening — like a tumor. But... »
Gynecomastia Surgery: Avoiding Complications
Complications are part and parcel of any cosmetic plastic surgery procedure – including gynecomastia surgery. They can include, in order of severity: bleeding, irregular contours, cratering of the nipple, infections, and poor wound healing or scars. But a couple of proven ways help decrease your odds of turning up with a pesky, time-consuming complication. The... »
Male Breast Reduction Surgery on Obese Teens: O.K.!
When I see a gynecomastia teen patient from 11 to 14, and he comes into my office obese or overweight, I’m never quite sure what to think at first. Over the years, I’ve found that many teens who develop the large, female-like breasts of gynecomastia, will gain needless weight on purpose to disguise their breasts.... »
Gynecomastia Patient and Dr. Jacobs on T.V.
Troy is a typical 15-year-old except for one thing – he started developing large, fleshy breasts as soon as he hit puberty. He had a case of gynecomastia. After that, life for all gynecomastia patients is as predictable as it is miserable. Both boys and girls tease those kids without mercy because, really, boys are... »
Male Breast Reduction for Teens: Dr. Jacobs Appears on T.V.
If you have a son in the teen years, you don’t want to miss Dr. Jacobs’ appearance on the nationally syndicated show, The Doctors on Monday, May 10th. Dr. Jacobs will be talking about adolescent gynecomastia and with one of his young patients who will comment on his own life and surgery shown in a... »
Gynecomastia’s Decisive Moments
In photography, the “decisive moment” is the split second in which a scene, expression or some action can be captured as art. But in gynecomastia, the decisive moment can be the last straw that drives a teen or young man to make the decision to have male breast reduction surgery on his fleshy, female-like chest. The... »
Gynecomastia Surgery: Do You Tell Others?
Read the comments on bulletin boards at gynecomastia.org and you’ll find that teens, younger and older men are often puzzled what to tell others about an upcoming male breast reduction surgery. First: the law of the land governs your right to total medical privacy. That law, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accounting Act) requires everybody to... »
Gynecomastia Surgery & Anesthesia
If you read many plastic surgery bulletin boards or forums, you frequently see notes from plastic surgery patients who report going under general anesthesia can be dangerous, painful and debilitating. Fortunately, times have changed — for the better! In fact, the newest, most modern and patient-friendly general anesthesia is something that has recently been in celebrity... »
Gynecomastia Surgery: Realistic Expectations
The whole point of gynecomastia surgery is removing some excess skin, fat and breast tissue to look better with a more trim, taunt, masculine chest. Note, I didn’t say perfect. My patients want to look better for the following reasons: Weight lifters want perfection Teens want to look like other teens 20 and 30-sometings want to look good... »