Before Gynecomastia Surgery
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... »
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... »
Gynecomastia Surgery: Preparing for It
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... »
Gynecomastia Surgery & Anesthesia
If you read many blogs written by people considering aesthetic plastic surgery, you’ll see that quite a few have the idea that going under general anesthesia is a process that causes endless retching as well as a two-day hangover. That may have been the case many years ago, but the world of sedation anesthesia now... »
Gynecomastia Surgery Virtual Visits
I frequently see patients from out of town and some from overseas who are interested in gynecomastia plastic surgery. To date, I have conferred with about 500 patients over the phone, through the regular mail and email and completed surgery — all without a hitch. To expedite the process, my patient coordinator Jennifer (Jennifer@drelliotjacobs.com) will send... »
Gynecomastia and Male Breast Cancer
Every once in a while, a male breast reduction patient comes in, wondering if the enlarged or fatty condition of his breasts have anything to do with male breast cancer. Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, there is publicity everywhere about the need for women to keep current with breast exams and finding a... »
Gynecomastia Surgery: What Health Plans Want
With so much news about reforming the U.S. health care system, I could not help but think of the letters I have from various health insurance firms telling what evidence they need to see to approve a teen or man’s male breast reduction surgery. I think you’ll agree it’s a scattershot approach. Here’s one from Harvard... »
Gynecomastia Surgery and Smoking
Many times, when looking at the list of the things patients must do before plastic surgery, some smokers are dismayed to find they must give up the habit at least three to four weeks before the procedure and continuing on through some weeks after the procedure. Plastic surgeons are not being politically correct. Our concern... »