Treatment of gynecomastia

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(Gynecomastia, gynecomastia correction)

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The surgery is focused on breast reduction in male patients.

Anton Lesnyakov,
A leading plastic surgeon specializing in the treatment of gynecomastia

Anesthesia	Narcosis
Surgery duration	from 1 hrs to 2 hrs
Residency	from 2 days
Recovery period	1 month
Sutures removal	after 7 to 10 days
Compression underwear recommended	for 2-3 weeks

The clinic you can trust

The clinic is located in the mountains, housed in the MTC Gazprom. A healthy balanced diet helps recover faster. We have developed a special menu for each surgery. The operating room is equipped according to all international standards: anesthesia machine, artificial lung ventilation, a surgical microscope, and patient warming equipment. Our patients stay in comfortable hotel rooms. Before the surgery, the guests can relax in the spa, which alleviates stress, sleep disturbances and anxiety.

What is gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia is a pathological growth of breasts in men.

Male breasts can grow due to overgrowth of fatty, glandular or connective tissue. It happens when hormonal balance shifts and the production of female sex hormones increases.

This condition can develop at various life stages, from the first month of life to old age.

Symptoms of gynecomastia

Increased breast volume and saggy breast
Nipples tenderness and swelling
Discharge appears when nipple is squeezed
Rounded lump can be palpated

Types of gynecomastia

False gynecomastia is the growth of breasts in men, caused by fat deposits because of excessive body weight.

Lumps are not palpated, and the breast is soft.

True gynecomastia develops because of overgrowth of glandular or connective breast tissue.

A lump in the breast is felt on palpation.

Treatment of gynecomastia

The purpose of the surgery is the removal of the part with overgrown glandular breast tissue, as well as the correction of the breast shape and size.

Before planning the surgery, the cause of hormonal imbalance must be found and excluded.

Phases of the surgery:

A plastic surgeon makes an incision along the margin of the nipple areola
Excessive glandular tissue is removed
The fat tissues are redistributed to make a denser ”pad” under the nipples that prevents them from sinking in.
The surgical wound is drained