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Gynecomastia Surgery in an Outpatient Center?
We perform most plastic surgery procedures, including surgery for gynecomastia, in our New York surgical facility. If you’re researching your options for male breast reduction for the first time, this may surprise you. Many of our patients imagine their procedure taking place in a hospital, and some ask whether an ambulatory surgical facility is... »
Gynecomastia Causes
While asking about the possibility of male breast reduction, many men want to know what caused their gynecomastia. (Read our last post about Kleinfelter’s Syndrome, a not-too-common gynecomastia cause.) The easiest answer is also the most common: Nature. After birth, an infant may have larger breasts because he is reacting to his mother’s hormones... »
Gynecomastia and Liposuction
I was on The Early Show in New York City last Monday (August 9, 2010) to help correct a common misconception and to announce some news about the world’s most frequently done plastic surgery procedures. The common misconception: Many people have the idea that liposuction is a weight loss procedure. Actually, liposuction goes best... »
Breast Reductions – for Women, Too
You may already know me through this blog as a plastic surgery specialist who removes large male breasts through gynecomastia surgery. But I also reduce the size of extremely large female breasts – and watch as the patients soon enjoy the medical benefits of the procedure. It’s also a pleasure to know that, more... »
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... »
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.... »
Plastic Surgery: When is it Too Much?
Just about anybody who is interested in plastic surgery has read and wondered about Heidi Montag’s many plastic surgical procedures. Many are up in arms about Heidi having ten cosmetic plastic procedures in one day and wonder why somebody so obviously addicted to cosmetic plastic surgery is allowed to go under the knife. But... »
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... »
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... »
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... »