Male Breast Liposuction / Gynecomastia Surgery Information Resource for Southern California including Orange County, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Beverly Hills.
Male Breast Reduction
Overview of Male Breast Reduction
Another name for enlarged male breasts is gynecomastia. Ideally, the male breasts are muscular and well defined. It signifies strength and masculinity. Sometimes, for various reasons, the male breast becomes fatty and begins to sag. Instead of a healthy masculine look, the man is left with an unhealthy, out of shape, feminine look.
The causes of this problem range from hormonal changes, to intake of medications, to genetic predisposition. In fact, it is not uncommon for healthy teenage boys, usually around 14 years of age, to have this problem for 1 to 2 years. The reason is hormonal and usually goes away after puberty.
Often, the cause of gynecomastia is never identified. Certain diseases and medications can be the cause and these need to be looked into by your family doctor. The medical causes range from deficiency of testosterone to excess of estrogen. Being overweight can cause too much estrogen and, therefore, it is highly recommended that you lose weight.
Medications that are known to cause gynecomastia are as follows: estrogens, digitalis, clomiphene, ketoconazole, metrondazole, cisplatin, spironolactone, cimetidine, isoniazid, methyldopa, tricyclic antidepressants, valium, heroin, and marijuana. Liver problems can also be the cause. There are many more possibilities and only a medical evaluation can determine them with any certainty.
The good news is that with modern plastic surgery, gynecomastia can be effectively treated so that you no longer have to be embarrassed to take your shirt off. Normally, gynecomastia is treated with liposuction because the majority of the breast tissue is fat. If you are relatively young with good healthy skin, the skin shrinks back after the fat is removed and a good result is obtained.
Sometimes the gynecomastia is so bad that liposuction alone will not get rid of the sagging breasts. In these cases, Dr. Cruise must also remove skin in addition to the fatty tissue in order to obtain the desired results. Another tool in Dr. Cruise's armamentarium to treat gynecomastia is ultrasonic liposuction. This is particularly useful when the excess tissue is very hard and fibrous. The ultrasonic liposuction is highly effective in removing this type of tissue.
Gynecomastia Surgery / Liposuction Male Chest Information Resource for Southern California including Newport Beach, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Beverly Hills.