Male Gynecomastia Removal Surgery in Houston, TX

Gynecomastia is a condition in which male breasts enlarge and may start resembling female breasts.

If you are uncomfortable with the size of your male breasts because they resemble women’s breasts and make you look overweight, or if your large breasts dont respond to any amount of diet and exercise, you may address and resolve all those issues with a Male Breast Reduction procedure. This procedure also improves your quality of life by restoring self-confidence and self-esteem, improving the fit of your clothing, and making you look leaner and fit.

Any man or teen boy who wants to eliminate excess fat accumulated in the pectoral region that produces the appearance of enlarged male breasts may be a great candidate for this procedure, as long as you are in good overall health. Dr. Bachilo will first help you to determine what is causing your gynecomastia so that all underlying factors may also be addressed.

Gynecomastia may develop at any age, and depending on the cause, may be treated as soon as it begins to develop. Nonetheless, in many boys, the condition may resolve itself over time as they develop, and still in other cases, hormone treatments or a fitness regimen may do the trick. Typically teen boys who feel insecure about their appearance seek out Male Breast Reduction surgery between the ages of 13 and 19.

Technically, yes. Once the fat is removed by means of liposuction from the pectoral region, it is removed permanently, as your body will not replace those fat cells. Still, gynecomastia may come back in some cases, particularly if the root cause is diet, hormonal imbalances, or medication, and these factors are not properly treated.

To get six-pack abs, you will need to combine your Gynecomastia Surgery with an Abdominal Etching procedure, performed using a specialized Liposuction technique to add contour and definition to the abdominal muscles.

If your physician determines that the cause of your gynecomastia is hormonal, then a hormonal treatment would be suitable. If the cause of your gynecomastia is merely due to excess accumulation of fat in the pectoral region, then a Male Breast Reduction procedure would clear up the problem.

You will have some scars, these may vary from a few small (less than a centimeter) scars from liposuction to a crescent-shaped scar under nipple/areola.

Yes. It is actually smarter to combine procedures into a single surgical session so that you can reduce your investment of money, time, and risk and achieve a total transformation with all the improvements you want to make at one time.

Dr. Olga Bachilo, a trusted Houston-area plastic surgeon with many years of experience in male procedures such as Gynecomastia or Male Breast Reduction surgery has produced excellent results for a host of satisfied patients in Katy, Pearland, Woodlands, Sugar Land, and the greater Houston area.

Gynecomastia is very common in adolescent boys and most of the time will resolve over time. However, any man over the age of 18 with residual enragement of the breast is a good candidate for gynecomastia surgery. Surgery may necessitate liposuction alone or a combination with excision of tissue and skin.

Most often general anesthesia is used for gynecomastia excision.

Dr. Bachilo may perform gynecomastia surgery in an outpatient surgery center or a hospital.

Gynecomastia surgery may take anywhere between one and three hours.

Incisions placement will vary with gynecomastia surgery depending on the extent of reduction needed. If liposuction alone is done, this may only require a few small incisions. If excision of tissue and skin is needed incision may be below the nipple/areola and in naturally occurring creases.

The hairline incisions used in the procedure are discreetly hidden in the natural outline of the areola and nipple. Also, if properly cared for, the scars will heal over time and become even less visible, fading away gradually over months and years.

There is some discomfort with gynecomastia surgery, but it is well controlled with oral pain medications.

Every procedure carries risks, such as the risk of bleeding, infection and poor healing. Specific risks of gynecomastia excision include under-correction or overcorrection of the defect.

Full recovery will take 6 weeks. During that time, heavy lifting and exercise should be restricted. The first week is the most critical. You will have a garment to wear and may also have some drains.

You will have some swelling and bruising. The pain will be controlled with oral pain medications. It’s normal to have some slight oozing from the incisions, but any heavy bleeding or pain that is not controlled with pain medication needs to be reported to your surgeon right away.

Most men and boys are able to return to work or school after just a few days. You will still need to wear your compression garment and avoid heavy lifting and strenuous exercise.

You may work out legs and do some cardio as early as a few days after surgery, but lifting and upper body workout should be avoided for 4 to 6 weeks.

You will see an immediate improvement in your chest contour after gynecomastia excision. However, swelling and bruising will take few weeks to subsite and scars may take up to a year to fade.

Yes, at Glamour Plastic Surgery and Med Spa we offer gynecomastia surgery financing to our Houston patients through Alphaeon Credit and CareCredit. You can start enjoying your new contoured chest with a low monthly payment.