Gynecomastia surgery

Gynecomastia is a condition where the breasts get enlarged and overdeveloped in men that might occur at any age. This health condition might be due to hormonal changes that include heredity, obesity or the use of certain drugs.

Gynecomastia can also cause emotional discomfort and impair the self-confidence of an individual. Some men also avoid certain physical activities and intimacy to hide their condition. Contacting the best Gynecomastia surgery near me will benefit you.

Gynecomastia is characterized by the following:

• The presence of excessive localized fat
• Development of excess glandular tissue 
• Sometimes there is an excess breast skin

 Here is a list of conditions that cause similar symptoms

Your doctor must confirm that your breast swelling is gynecomastia and not any other condition. There might also be other conditions that causes similar symptoms and these are:

Fatty breast tissue 

There are some men and boys, especially those with obesity, who have breast fat that is similar to gynecomastia. This is not the same as gynecomastia and does not need any additional evaluation.

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is relatively uncommon in men, but it can occur. If there is an enlargement of one breast or a firm nodule, that raises the concern for male breast cancer.

A breast abscess

This is an infection that might occur in the breast tissue.

Treatment

This health condition is often resolved over time without any treatment. However, if gynecomastia is caused by an underlying condition — hypogonadism, malnutrition or cirrhosis — then you need to treat that condition. If you are taking medications that might cause gynecomastia, your doctor might also recommend stopping them or substituting another medication.

There are two gynecomastia surgery options available:

Liposuction

This surgery removes breast fat and not the breast gland tissue.

Mastectomy. 

The breast gland tissue gets removed in this kind of a surgery. This surgery is most often done using only small incisions. The recovery time for this less invasive type of surgery is relatively less.