What is gynaecomastia or ‘man boobs’?

Gynaecomastia (often referred to as ‘man boobs’) is the enlargement of male breast tissue. The condition appears as a rubbery or firm mass that starts from underneath the nipples and then spreads outwards over the breast area. The tissue is enlargement of glandular tissue and is not fat tissue. In about half of cases, enlargement is found in both breasts; in the remainder it only affects one breast. Gynaecomastia can happen in males of any age or weight. Obese men can appear to have man boobs as they have fat tissue all over the body including the breasts, but this is not true gynaecomastia.

How common is gynaecomastia?
Gynaecomastia is very common in boys going through puberty, happening in more than half of all normal adolescent males, and usually resolves completely. In older men, enlargement of the breast tissue happens in one to two thirds of men.

INDICATION FOR SURGERY

One may consider a male chest reduction

• If one has excessisively large breasts
• If one has excess or sagging tissue in the chest area after loosing a large amount of weight

The procedure will create a flatter chest with a more masculine male contour.

SURGERY :

• It is done on an outpatient basis under general anaesthesia. Excess breast tissue or fat can be removed with liposuction, excision or both.
• Excess skin can also be excised.
• The patient is discharged the same day after surgery.
• We at TANDONZ are using both PAL and VASER technique to remove the fat.