Gynecomastiais a medical term which is used to refer the enlargement of male breasts whichis also known as Man Boobs.
Gynecomastiais characterized by:· Excess localized fat· Excess glandular tissue development· Sometimes excess breast skin· Presence unilaterally (one breast) or bilaterally (both breasts)Reduction mammaplasty is theplastic surgery to correct the gynecomastiaWhathappens during male breast reduction surgery?Stage 1:During consultation process Doctor will come to the conclusion that whichprocess should be used to remove Gynecomastia. And what form of gynecomastiayou have. According to this they’ll go through the procedure.Stage 2nd:Marking will be done by the surgeon in that region which is to be treated.Stage 3rd:If the surgery is performing under general anesthesia then general anestheticis called to give it or if it under local anesthesia then surgeon himself givethe local anesthesia.Stage 4th:After the anesthesia a small incision is made around the areola or under theunder arms depending on which technique is used.
Through that incision excesstissues or skin (in some cases) will be removed to contour the new shape Stage 5th:After removing the fat that incision will be closed by applying proper dressingand bandages and surgery gets end.The manboobs surgery procedure takes around 1 hour, depending on the complexity of thecase.Whathappens after male breast reduction surgery?Normallysome pain and discomfort will be there for that some medication will be suggestedby the doctor. Patient can go home on the same day of surgery. After thesurgery on the third day you need to come for dressing and after 14 days forstitch removal.
Dissolvable stitches are used in some cases during male breastreduction surgery so they won’t need to be removed.
