MALE BREAST REDUCTION (GYNECOMASTY)
Male breast reduction, alias gynecomasty, usually shows itself up with hormonal imbalance. Also the taken psychological medicines could be the reason of gynecomasty. This operation is not operated to develop the pectoral muscle.
Gynecomasty is the operation that the males have of the results of lipoidosis and hormonal. This operations are not performed to develop the pectoral muscle and also this operation is not show itself up usually from the results of the hormonal imbalance. Advise effects of the psychological medicine also can be the reason for this formation. Hormonal changes is encountered between 10-16 age, on the fastest period of grown up this rate is 65%. The part of 75% of the gynecomasty meliorates that is formated in puberty is in the first 2 years and as for the part 90% meliorates in the first 3 years. At the end of this period, hormonal balance is provided by itself. The fat deposit on the breast is usually formated usually in advancing ages.
What are the Reasons for Male Breast Reduction?
3 living period of the gynecomasty is accepted as normal. These periods are; neonatal period, pubescence and advanced age period. The reason of this formations in those periods is, female hormone is in excess of in the blood. The reason of gynecomasty on the neonatal is, female hormone gets over to the baby in the womb. The level of the androgen is reduced in the blood on the advanced age period, and female hormone is more in the pubescence.
Mammary gland and fatty tissue generates 2 main tissue in the breast and the increment of the tissues in the breast is taken into consideration and then treatment period in planned. The reason of the expansion of glandular in the breast is mammary gland. The type of the expansion of the both is compound type.
Treatment of the Male Breast
It does not require any treatment because it meliorates itself in the pubescence. The gynecomasty that does not meliorate by itself requires a surgery in 3-4 years.
Gynecomasty Surgery
Gynecomasty Surgery operation changes according to the expansion rate in the tissue. The swelled parts of the mammary glands are removed and the operation is completed by taking the excesses. Liposuction is implemented to take the excess fate that are in this region. Sagging parts are tautened at the end of the liposuction from those who has big breasts.
This operation can made with local or general anesthesia. The surgeon decide the type of the anesthesia will be used according to size of the breast and to the age of the patient. This operation lasts 1-1.5 hour. The patient stays at the hospital for a day or discharged at the same time after the surgery. The patient does not feel much pain and so it is easy to turn back to the normal life. The patient could have a bath after 2-3 days and could easily turn back to the normal life.