Beefy chests look impressive. Chris Hemsworth, Alan Ritchson, Henry Cavill—these men all have amazing chiseled pecs. Terry Crews can practically hold a conversation just using his art-carved chest!
However, when a guy suffers from gynecomastia in Dallas , it wrecks those pecs and can make even the most fit guy experience rounded, drooping breasts. This condition can also cause lumps, unevenness, puffy nipples, and a drop in your confidence.
If you see man boobs in the mirror, you’re not alone. Gynecomastia affects 1 in 3 men by the age of 25, and 1 in 2 men by the age of 50. Instead of wearing a thick t-shirt when you go swimming, request an appointment at SCULPT Aesthetic Center. Our breast reduction surgery for gynecomastia can help reduce or eliminate excess tissue and bring your chest back to its best.
What causes gynecomastia?
When male breast gland tissue swells enough to cause visible changes in the shape and size of a man’s breast(s), it’s called gynecomastia (or “gyno” for short).
A man’s breasts have 2 types of tissue: soft fatty tissue and firm glandular tissue. Hormone levels dictate how much of each tissue type develops.
For women, the glandular tissue develops into the milk ducts. But because men’s biological design doesn’t include this function, men’s glandular tissue remains undeveloped and approximately the size of a pea.
However, that glandular tissue can become sensitive to certain hormone levels in the body. If specific triggers occur, the glandular tissue starts to grow, causing gynecomastia in Dallas—aka, man boobs, male breasts, moobs, or gyno.
What does gyno look like on a guy?
Most men first experience gynecomastia as a button-sized growth or lump underneath the nipple. You may feel it when you press on or around the nipple, you might see it as a lump lifting up the skin, or you could see your nipples appearing pointed and puffy while being unusually tender.
When you press on the lump, it may move around fairly easily. Also, the tissue may feel tender when you touch it. In some cases, the surrounding fat can also become sensitive and start to expand, leading to the look of man boobs.
Gynecomastia and its subsequent enlargement may occur in 1 or both breasts. Once gynecomastia appears, it may fluctuate in size—even shrink in the short-term—in response to hormone levels in the body.
50 Shades of Gyno (Actually, Just 4)
SCULPT’s leading professional gynecomastia doctors near you will identify the intensity of gynecomastia using a visual grading scale. This categorizes the severity of breast enlargement based on the amount of tissue and extra skin, ranging from just noticeable enlargement to excess tissue that mimics a female breast.
- Grade I: Small breast enlargement with no excess skin.
- Grade IIa: Moderate breast enlargement without excess skin.
- Grade IIb: Moderate breast enlargement with minor skin excess.
- Grade III: Marked breast enlargement with significant skin excess.
We tailor your treatment for gynecomastia in Dallas for the severity of the condition based on this scale. We also conduct blood tests to understand your hormone levels. If appropriate, we may recommend imaging tests (mammogram or ultrasound) to rule out any other conditions that could cause the swelling.
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Getting the Best Men’s Chest Reduction Surgery
Once gynecomastia occurs, it can be slowed with non-surgical means—but it can never be stopped or fully reversed that way. Changes in diet and exercise might help, but they won’t reverse gynecomastia because it isn’t just fat.
To truly stop gynecomastia growth—and never have to worry about it again—you need to remove gynecomastia-affected tissue. Work with the best type of doctor for gynecomastia surgery: a specialist in male plastic surgery who also has expertise in gynecomastia excision.
The Gynecomastia Surgery Process
When you’re not in the mood for moobs (and nobody is), your road to a more defined, masculine chest starts with a consultation. Your SCULPT provider will talk openly and honestly with you about your concerns and examine your chest.
You don’t have to feel self-conscious or embarrassed. We’ve seen it all, and we are fully prepared to help you get on the road to making your chest the best.
Removing the Moob Tissue
The word “surgery” can conjure images of beeping machines and ugly hospital gowns. But if you’re healthy and physically fit, we may be able to perform the removal procedure for gynecomastia in Dallas in-office at our Frisco location!
If you prefer to avoid an awake procedure, or if your situation requires extensive liposuction for chest contouring, Dr. Beck performs the surgery as a day procedure in the O.R. under very mild general anesthetic.
In either case, the procedure takes approximately 2 hours, with an initial 24-hour period of at-home rest and recovery following it.
Plus, we won’t tell anyone about the gown—we promise.
Understanding the Big Picture
The best aesthetic results occur when Dr. Beck removes the gynecomastia to make the chest as flat as possible. Dr. Beck ensures the skin drapes over the musculature to accentuate a masculine look.
This means he addresses the front chest, and he also evaluates and treats the surrounding areas, including:
- The sides of the chest (lateral chest)
- The armpits
- The upper abdomen (where the bottom fold of the chest blends in)
To make sure our male patients achieve a chest they can confidently show off at the beach, the pool, or with their partner, we may also reduce extra fatty tissue along with the gynecomastia tissue.
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How to Prepare for Male Breast Reduction
When you prepare for gynecomastia reduction surgery, we recommend the following to get the best results.
- Pat yourself on the back. Relax and give yourself credit for working with a gynecomastia expert to get rid of a problem that has been diminishing your confidence.
- Be in good health. Peak health levels mean faster and better healing.
- Prepare your personal space. Rearrange anything at home you need to make life easy during the first few days of recovery after gynecomastia removal. Important things you use daily should be close by and within arm’s reach of your designated recovery area.
- Stock up to eat right and drink right. Your refrigerator should be full of high protein food and hydrating drinks.
Our office will provide a comprehensive form on prepping for the procedure and recovery. We’ll also help you tailor this game plan to your specific situation to make your recovery as smooth as possible.
Consider Hormone Replacement Therapy
If you’re not ready right now for gynecomastia surgery, our bioidentical hormone replacement therapy can help. BHRT could address symptoms and slow down your gynecomastia until you’re ready to proceed with surgery.
BHRT in Frisco can reduce fatty tissue in the chest, and may be beneficial in cases where gynecomastia tissue is present and causing symptoms interfering with daily activity. These symptoms can include:
- Tenderness
- Swelling
- Nipple discharge
At best, BHRT should be thought of as a short-term fix to treat any symptoms associated with gynecomastia while removal by a specialist in male plastic surgery and gynecomastia expert is arranged.
After You Join the “Moob-ment”
After gynecomastia removal, we constantly hear men say how easy the procedure was. They kick themselves for waiting so long and missing out on the self-confidence and life experiences they now enjoy.
Regardless of how straightforward or complex your case is, we want to get you back to enjoying life as quickly as possible—without sacrificing any potential results.
You might find the disruption of your normal routine and the recovery time annoying. However, we plan everything we do to maximize your results, so you can look in the mirror 1, 2, 5, or more years from now and love the way you look and feel.
As You Start Feeling the Healing
After the procedure, you’ll wear a compression garment under your shirt for a few weeks to help you heal safely and efficiently. But it won’t keep you from getting back in the groove!
While your exact schedule for resuming activities will vary based on the extent of tissue removal (gynecomastia only vs. gyno and liposuction), a typical recovery might follow this schedule:
- Normal daily activity and light stretching can be done within 24 to 48 hours.
- Light lower body exercises are allowable after 2 weeks.
- Resume light upper body exercises at 4 weeks.
- Return to full strenuous activities at 6 weeks.
All restrictions give time for swelling to reduce and the remaining skin to shrink and tighten to flatten out the chest.
Minimal Incisions for Maximum Benefit
As specialists in male plastic surgery and aesthetics, the SCULPT team minimizes noticeable scarring on the chest by “hiding” necessary incisions, usually under the nipple, or in the folds of an armpit if necessary. The incisions for gynecomastia removal heal quickly without long-term noticeable scarring.
Follow-Up Assessments Keep You On Track
Our team will schedule your follow-up appointments so that Dr. Beck can assess your progress. He will make recommendations where needed to help your healing stay on track, and he’ll answer any questions you have. We’re in this together all the way.
Support Your Chest Success
As you heal from your procedure for gynecomastia in Dallas, you should commit to or continue a balanced diet and regular exercise schedule to tone the chest musculature.
Once we remove your gynecomastia, anything you do to define, build, or strengthen your chest creates more noticeable results.
Make a Date With the Premier Gynecomastia Doctor Near You
The key to looking better? Have your gynecomastia surgery done right the first time. It eliminates the need for further procedures to remove gynecomastia or extra fatty tissue or to correct the look of a sunken/asymmetric chest.
Request a consultation, and let us get this problem off your chest—literally.
About SCULPT Aesthetic Center
In the Metroplex, SCULPT delivers unparalleled expertise and innovation in male and female aesthetic and well-being enhancement. Our surgical intervention for gynecomastia in Dallas empowers men to feel confident about their chest again.
For over 20 years, Dr. Daniel Beck has helped patients discover transformative positive change for how they look and how they feel. Our expertise, combined with a compassionate commitment to every patient’s well-being, makes SCULPT the place to discover and support the better you.
Be understood. Be respected. Be yourself. At SCULPT.
