Gynecomastia (enlarged male breast tissue) most often happens due to an imbalance of testosterone and estrogen. Gynecomastia can affect males of all ages. But it usually occurs during the newborn period, puberty and older adulthood.
Surgery to remove extra breast tissue
You may still have enlarged breasts after waiting for gynecomastia to go away on its own or after taking medicine for it. If your appearance or other symptoms bother you, surgery may be a treatment choice:
Two gynecomastia surgery options are:
- Liposuction. This surgery removes breast fat but not the breast gland tissue itself.
- Mastectomy. This type of surgery removes the breast gland tissue. With smaller amounts of gland tissue, mastectomy can be done using small incisions. This lessens the recovery time. Sometimes liposuction and mastectomy are combined.
