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Gynecomastia or (Male
Breasts) |
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Male breast reduction
patients run the gamut from many well-known body builders
(known as "Beach Tits") with impressive titles to high
profiled businessmen, athletes and young men alike. The
condition can be: |
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1. Congenital
Gynecomastia - (at age 12- children begin to see
breasts developing). Sometimes, it disappears at maturity
or... |
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2. Acquired
Gynecomastia- (from medications such as steroids,
aspirin, digitalis, etc.), from hormonal changes (part of
syndrome), or, although rare, from cancer which is seen
more in male patients today than ever before. |
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Symptoms may include pain,
discomfort or discharge from the nipples or hard masses
both unilateral and/or bilateral. |
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Treatment can be either conservative or surgical. |
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- Conservative treatment
of Gynecomastia would be to stop the medications or
treat hormonal disease.
- Surgical treatment of
enlarged male breasts may include:
- A. Liposuction to
help reduce the fatty tissue (True Gynecomastia,
which is hard breast tissue, must be diagnosed, and
this treatment would not be effective or...
- B. Surgical excision
of the abdominal breast tissue by making a small,
usually inconspicuous incision in the lower part of
the areola. This surgery should only be performed by
an experienced plastic surgeon.
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Before
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