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Male breast reduction/ gynecomastia |
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Gynecomastia is the excessive development of the breasts in males.This means that we have a general or partial development of the mammary gland.The causes of this development can be
- Normal e.g. gynecomastia during puberty goes away 1-2 years after its appearance.
- Of medicinal origin e.g. taking some medicine such as estrogenic, androgen, digitalin etc
- Endocrinological e.g. hyperthyroidism ,neoplastia of testes etc.
First of all we have to treat the causes of gynecomastia .However
when it is difficult to do so(idiopathic gynecomastia) the patient can
have an operation.
OPERATION:It lasts for about an hour ,under gereral
anaesthetic.Before the operation we do the necessary laboratory tests
which confirm that the patient can have the operation.The patient stays
at the clinic for one night.The cutting is peripapillary by the
halo.that’s why it is almost invisible.
RESULTS: After the stitches are removed (on the 8th postoperative
day) the area is swollen. Swelling disappears slowly while the final
result is obvious 6-8 months later.
A 12 year old boy with gyneocomastia.There has been a detailed
endicrinological test to find out its causes .This kind of gynecomastia
is considered to be “idiopathic” and the only way we can handle it is
plastic surgery(the whole breast is removed).2 months later (a small
cutting in the halo is almost invisible)
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Rhinoplasty/nose surgery 
