• At birth, the condition is due to the mother's hormones passing through the placenta. The female hormones designed to increase the size of the mother's breasts also increase the amount a glandular tissue in the infant's breast, resulting in a firm rubbery lump beneath the areola. Since babies do not normally make high levels of female hormones themselves, the hormone levels drop quickly after birth, and the gynecomastia resolves spontaneously.
• Gynecomastia can return at puberty. The exact mechanism is unknown, but most likely it is in response to the breast tissue's sensitivity to sex hormones. Moderate male adolescent breast development usually subsides in a few years, unless obesity is also present. Persistence of Adolescent Gynecomastia accounts for 25% of all gynecomastia cases. In rare cases, gynecomastia can also be the result of hormone producing tumors (often testicular).
• Adult Gynecomastia can be the result of medications too. Many common drugs have been indicated including: steroids, some antidepressants, digitalis (Digoxin), furosemide (Lasix), estrogen, exogenous testosterone, alcohol, marijuana and heroin to name a few. Chemotherapy for prostate cancer can cause significant gynecomastia, and at times, frank breast development.

You are an ideal candidate for male gynecomastia breast reduction if:

• You are a healthy, non-nicotine using patient for more than one month with stable weight over 6 months
• You are embarrassed by overly large breasts
• You are reluctant to remove your shirt in public or wear tight fit clothing due to the size of your breasts
• You have painful breast tissue associated with the chest

Below are listed the most common methods of Gynecomastia Reduction. Male Breast Reduction is different than Female Breast Reduction Surgery.

The methods of gynecomastia reduction listed range from minor liposuction to complicated skin and gland reductions that may involve removing the nipple and areolae and replacing them higher on the chest.
after a careful medical history and a focused physical examination are completed, dr. Ahmed will decide specific procedures for you.

Suction Assisted Lipectomy (SAL)

Liposuction is effective for removing fat.

A minimal incision is sufficient for fat removal. As long as the skin tone is good, liposuction is the preferred Gynecomastia Reduction Surgery option for treating pseudogynecomastia.

Liposuction is not effective for the removal of the tough glandular tissue which frequently develops beneath the areola.

To remove purely glandular gynecomastia, glandular resection is most effective.

Glandular Resection

The firm, glandular tissue that develops beneath the areola requires direct excision for removal.

The best method of Male Breast Reduction Surgery for dense, subareolar gynecomastia is via a small, curved incision.

An opening is made from four to eight o-clock, which is hidden along the lower edge of the pigmented areola.

The Gynecomastia tissue is removed, and a layer of subcutaneous tissue is preserved beneath the areola to prevent indentation of the nipple.

By tapering the edges of the gland while it's removed, a smooth contour is created.

When the gynecomastia also consists of adipose tissue, the fat often extends significantly past the edges of the pigmented skin of the areola.

In these cases, Liposuction is used to remove the excess and further feather the edges.

Suction Assisted Lipectomy (SAL) with Glandular Resection

Often gynecomastia has both glandular and fatty components.

The two methods above can be combined to give you optimal results.

As long as the skin tone is good, liposuction combined with direct glandular resection, can safely and effectively reduce the chest, and create a more masculine contour.

Breast Skin Reduction

When the chest skin loses elasticity, it cannot shrink flat after gynecomastia is reduced.

This can result in sagging. Redundant skin can fold over at the base of the breast and hang past the Inframammary Fold (IMF).

This is treated by surgically removing the excess skin.

An incision is made in the IMF and the redundant skin is removed.

If the skin is not overly redundant, the nipple and areola remain above the IMF.

If the nipple and areola are below the IMF, a free nipple graft is indicated.

Free Nipple Grafts

For gynecomastia treatment, the nipple and areola are not usually removed; however, in certain situations a free nipple graft may provide the best results.

If the chest skin is so redundant that the nipple hangs below the IMF, breast skin reduction as described above is indicated.

However, removing the redundant skin means complete removal of the nipple and areola.

The nipple and areola are replaced on the chest as a graft.

A free nipple graft is much like a skin graft.

Since no breast tissue needs to be preserved to keep the graft alive, a flatter, more masculine chest can be created.

The down side is loss of nipple sensation.

Some sensation can return with time, but the nipple is expected to remain less sensitive after grafting.

Recovery will depend on the type of procedure required for the Gynecomastia Reduction.

• Simple excision and Liposuction will heal quickly, and most patients return to their normal activities in a few days to weeks.
• Major breast reductions, involving removal of excess breast gland, disproportionate chest fat and redundant saggy skin, require longer recoveries.
• When free nipple grafts are necessary, a longer period of immobilization is needed.
• Larger male breast reductions may require six weeks of recovery before full activity is allowed.
• The recovery period can sometimes take up to 3 months for final shape, as the swelling subsides and the final result is achieved.