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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... »
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 there’s a... »
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... »
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 and Teens
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... »
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... »