Gynecomastia

What is Gynecomastia?

Breast reduction operation in men is applied to solve gynecomastia problem which is excessive development of breasts. Gynecomastia can cause psychological problems due to physical dissatisfaction and negative effects are more visible during summer.  In the past years, gynecomastia was a taboo for men but in recent years, this has been changed.  Numerous men who experience overdeveloped breast problem due to different reasons can have breast reduction aesthetic and enjoy the look they have always dreamed.

Reasons for Gynecomastia

First reason for overdevelopment of breasts may be hormonal disorders and overweight, but gynecomastia may occur due to different reasons.

• Obesity
• Low masculinity hormone
• Adolescence (gynecomastia in adolescence is temporary but sometimes it can continue in adulthood. Therefore, individuals should be more than 18 years old to have breast reduction operation for men.)
• Old age (70% of men over 50 experience gynecomastia.)
• Chemotherapy
• Side effects of certain medication
• Radiation treatment
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Chronical liver disease
• Kidney failure
• Hyperthyroid
• Insufficient and unhealthy eating

Types of Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia is examined in 3 different types: hormonal, fat-based and fat-grandular type gynecomastia.

• Hormonal Gynecomastia: (Grandular type): If gynecomastia occurs due to an imbalance in hormones, it is classified as hormonal gynecomastia. Every human body contains both estrogen (female hormone) and testosterone (male hormone). In the male body, if the estrogen hormone, which causes the body folds to form, is secreted above normal, the growth of the breasts is triggered and gynecomastia occurs. In this type of gynecomastia, growth is experienced in the actual breast tissue. Therefore, liposuction and excision procedures should be performed together to reduce it.
• Fat-based Gynecomastia: Breast tissue is one of the areas where fat tissue accumulates intensively during weight gain. If the chest muscles do not work actively, the accumulated fat cannot be burned and gynecomastia occurs. In such cases, liposuction is sufficient to reduce the breasts.
• Fatty-Grandular type gynecomastia: These are cases where two types of gynecomastia are seen together. Liposuction and excision procedures should be performed together for its removal.

Breast Reduction Surgery for Men

In breast enlargement problems in men, liposuction or vaser liposuction is sufficient if the growth is caused by adipose tissue. However, if growth has also occurred in the breast tissue; reduction is performed using the classical surgical method.

Operation times for breast reduction in men vary between 2 – 3 hours. Operations are performed while the patient is under general anesthesia.

After the operation, the patient is required to use a corset for 3 to 6 weeks. Starting from the 2nd day of the operation, the patient can slowly start to return to daily routines. After breast reduction surgery, the person who has undergone the operation exhibits a more confident posture as well as psychological relief.