What is gynecomastia surgery?
The surgery of gynecomastia It is male breast surgery. In its strictest sense it is the treatment of the true mammary gland that men may have and in a broader sense it is about evacuating the fatty accumulations that many men store in this area.
Who is the ideal patient for this intervention?
The usual patient for gynecomastia is that male patient who is aesthetically dissatisfied with his breasts either because they are simply large and sagging or sometimes also because they have an effeminate appearance.
How long does the intervention last and what anesthesia is used?
These types of interventions usually last about an hour. They are usually done with local anesthesia and perhaps a little sedation and in any case they are done on an outpatient basis. No hospital admission or general anesthesia is necessary.
What is the postoperative period and recovery like?
The recovery and postoperative period of gynecomastia or rather gynecomastia treatment is quite noble. They tend to be relatively painless interventions and patients tend to have a more or less normal life 24 or 48 hours after the intervention as long as they are obviously not doing strong physical exercises.
What is the scar like? Is too much visible?
In this type of intervention, the fat is generally extracted through one or two small incisions that are almost completely imperceptible. In those specific cases we have to remove the true mammary gland by accessing it through the lower margin of the areola, leaving a small scar that also with the The passage of time remains perfectly unnoticed.
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We are sure that you have heard about Gynecomastia surgery. In our aesthetic surgery clinic in Madrid we perform this intervention and others on the chest since we are specialists in it. In this video our Doctor Weigand answers the most typical questions about gynecomastia. Remember that we are available to you on all our channels.
