Liposuction and Plastic Surgery Information - How to Deal with the Man Boobs

How to Deal with the Man Boobs

Tuesday, 04 August 2009

The medical condition gynecomastia, or man boobs, may progress in teenage boys and in lifters who take medical supplements that have an effect on their hormones. However, older men, above all, are susceptible, in particular, if they have gained a couple of pounds. The excess fat increases their breast size, and it also promotes the production of the body of more estrogen.

Merle Yost, who is a psychotherapist from Oakland, CA, and also the author of Demystifying Gynecomastia: Men With Breasts, stated that there are men who feel this very disturbing. He said,

How they deal with it has everything to do with their sense of self-esteem and their relationships.

Yost developed prominent breasts at some point in his puberty and suffered from cruel mockery from colleagues. He added,

If a man has a good body image, and feels comfortable with aging, he probably won't think twice about it, especially if his partner is supportive, but if he is single and is relying on his body to be his calling card, it may cause significant psychological distress.

When gynecomastia is starting just now, it could be possible to reduce the speed or even prevent its development via removing the excess fat, working out, and lessening intake of alcohol and medications contributing to the condition. Yost reported that, regrettably, there are antidepressants identified as SSRIs that fall under the latter category. He said,

Basically, anything that impairs the liver — alcoholism, hepatitis — can contribute to the problem.

However, once the chests have expanded, only a surgical operation can change the disorder. Yost was 33 when he first got a breast reduction surgical procedure, and he was disappointed with the outcome. He had the operation redone in 2006. He said,

But the procedure has improved. There have been big advances — different types of liposuction, different techniques for removing tissue and reducing the amount of scarring. Just go to a surgeon with a lot of experience.

Dr. Jeremy Benedetti, who is a plastic surgeon from St. Petersburg, reported that the surgical procedure normally involves a mixture of breast tissue removal and liposuction. He said,

Also, a breast-lift procedure. Any surgeon can remove breast tissue and do liposuction, but doing a breast lift in a man — that's where the art of gynecomastia surgery comes in.

He added that the duration of the operation and the rate differ depending upon the patient. He stated, "Just removing breast tissue takes about an hour. Liposuction adds about an hour, and a breast lift adds another hour."

The cost of the operation is about $3,000¬$5,000. Insurance rarely includes breast reduction in males (it is regarded as cosmetic). However, Yost has found out that there were men who disputed that the operation was needed to heal the tenderness of their breasts that usually accompanies gynecomastia. He said,