Male gynecomastia? What is it and how to solve breast augmentation in men

Breast augmentation has always been one of the great signs of femininity in our society. Perhaps that is why, although suffering from a male gynecomastia disorder is not a problem that affects our health, it usually causes complexes and insecurities in men when it comes to having to show their torso. However, breast enlargement is not a sign of less virility, as we sometimes think.

If in any case this problem makes you complex and you want to see yourself better, in this article I will explain to you why the gynecomastia in men and what solutions you can put to your aesthetic complex.

The male gynecomastia is he increase of the old of men because of increase abnormal of the mammary glands one by one excess of chest fat. In addition, this increase can occur in one of the breasts or in both (ginecomastia bilateral).

The cause more usual for it to happen is that there is a decompensation between levels of testosterone and estrogens in men.

However, it can also be for a pharmacological cause when ingesting medicines for him prostate cancer O anabolic steroids, among others.

Also, the marijuana and alcohol use O diseases Hepatic or renal diseases can also become the cause of male gynecomastia.

Lastly, the accumulations of fat in the chest area or obesity can result in what is called pseudoginecomastia.

How do I know if I suffer from male gynecomastia?

The increase of chest in men, like male breast cancer, is usually detected quite late, although they have no relationship between them. This may be because the No men we usually be connoisseurs of the symptom, to what we do not review of the breasts as usual as women or that it is not usually so usual that it happens to us. However, according to the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE), in Spain the gynecomastia it affects a between 5% and 10% of the mens between 18 and 50 years.

Therefore, it is important to know what symptom develops male gynecomastia in us so we can keep a check just in case. Among the most common symptoms are usually inflammation of breast tissue of one or both breasts, pain and great sensitivity in the nipples and including the secretion of the affected nipple.

It is aesthetic problem usually occurs in adolescence, and although sometimes usually temporal, many other times the mammary glands tend to remain swollen until a solution is given.

In addition, not all men can have the same type of gynecomastia, since there are 4 degrees based on evidence of the symptoms you are experiencing. In the following image I leave you the 4 degrees of gynecomastia in men that you can suffer:

How can I fix male gynecomastia?

In general, men who suffer from breast augmentation often want to put solution, since on an emotional level it usually causes complex and insecurities. That is why below I will tell you what solution you can put to your problem according to the type of gynecomastia you are suffering from. 

The male gynecomastia not only given for a overdevelopment from mammary gland of men, but it can also be for a excess fat on the chest area, or for both reasons at the same time. Therefore, if you suffer from gynecomastia, it is best to see a doctor for advice on what type of treatment to choose in your case. 

Anyway, there are solutions that you can carry out from home. In the event that your breast augmentation is caused solely by a excess chest fat, the exercise, the diet and one active and healthy life they can help you burn the extra fat from your breasts. However, if your gynecomastia is due to a excess breast tissue, it is possible that the exercise will not be effective in your case and that you will have to opt for the surgery.

According to the SECPRE, in Spain 12.2% of the men who suffer from this aesthetic problem opt for breast surgery, becoming the most performed male aesthetic operation In our country. Male gynecomastia can be solved in the operating room through two methods. If you have the overdeveloped mammary glands, a mastectomy (reduction mammoplasty) will be the best solution for you. Instead, if you have a excess fat in the breast, your doctor will most likely advise you to have a liposuction or lipolaser for get a skin retraction of the chest.

In this way, the changes before and after the surgery are more than evident, since get a reduction of the old that after the postoperative no usually leave scars visible.

If you want to continue reading about gynecomastia and its different solutions, read the following article about the different exercises that exist to solve male pseudogynecomastia.