Gynecomastia (Male Breast Reduction) Guides

Sometimes men find themselves sporting fatty tissue in chest area known as male breasts. Male psyches equate breasts with female sexuality, not withstanding the fact that as many as 40-50% of males suffer from a condition called gynecomastia, the medical term for women-like breasts. The process to remove the fat around the male chest area is now a popular procedure for cosmetic or plastic surgery doctors. 

A teenage boy or adult male burdened by unwanted breasts typically feels confused about his masculinity, and frequently suffers from social embarrassment and emotional distress. Understandably, such self-consciousness can also put a wet blanket on intimacy with members of the opposite sex.

The prolonged use of aspirin, digitalis, and many other medications has also been  implicated in the production of excess breast tissue among men. In each case, when specific substances are determined to be the cause, the plastic surgery doctor eliminates them from the patient's regimen and surgically removes the unwanted gynecomastia.