Before & After
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Gynecomastia is a medical term used to describe breast enlargement in males. The shape of the enlarged breast may take on a feminine appearance. Gynecomastia affects a significant percentage of the male population, and may involve one or both breasts. If gynecomastia occurs in teenage boys the condition is often physiological and may resolve within a year but it some cases may persist and require surgery. Certain medications such as anabolic steroids used by body builders and medical problems such as liver or endocrine abnormalities may cause gynecomastia or enlargement of the male breast, but in most cases there is no known cause.

Plastic surgery to treat gynecomastia involves the removal of the breast tissue along with some fatty tissue through an incision that goes around a portion of the nipple-areolar complex. If gynecomastia is primarily due to fatty tissue liposuction may be used alone. For three to six weeks after the surgery for gynecomastia, the patient wears a compression vest to control swelling.

What to expect before, during, and after gynecomastia.