Gynaecomastia is enlarged male breast tissue, and surgery to reduce it is also known as male breast reduction surgery. Where the condition is established and surgery is appropriate, an operation can reduce the tissue. Like any operation, it carries risks. This page sets out the potential complications of the surgical
What your recovery looks like depends on the operation you have, and operations for gynaecomastia (enlarged male breast tissue) range from liposuction (suction assisted lipectomy) of the chest through to a larger procedure that removes skin and repositions the nipple. Gynaecomastia surgery, also called male breast reduction surgery, removes excess
I developed this grading system for gynaecomastia after many years of assessing and operating on men with enlarged male breast tissue. My aim was practical. I wanted the grade to tell me the operation. In this system each grade corresponds directly to one operation, decided by what is in the
Gynaecomastia is enlarged male breast tissue. The surgical correction of enlarged breasts in men, also known as male breast reduction surgery, is a surgical procedure I perform regularly. In some men the enlarged male breasts are mostly fatty tissue rather than firm glandular tissue, and the nipple has not dropped.
Brachioplasty (arm lift, or upper arm lift) is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the upper arm, typically between the elbow and the armpit (axilla). After significant weight loss, it is one of the most commonly requested body contouring procedures I see in my practice, and
Thigh lift surgery (thighplasty) removes excess skin and, where needed, excess fat from the thigh after significant weight loss. In my practice this is planned as a reconstructive operation, not a purely cosmetic one. The focus is on treating loose skin that causes chafing, rashes, hygiene problems and difficulty with
A pubic lift (monsplasty), also called mons pubis reduction surgery, treats excess fat, excess skin, or a lowered position of the mons pubis. The mons pubis is the fatty pad that sits over the pubic bone, at the junction between the lower abdomen and the genital region. After significant weight
If you have had a caesarean, you already know what major abdominal surgery feels like. So when women come to see me about an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), one of the first questions is usually how the recovery will compare. It is a fair thing to ask. For most women the
After major weight loss, the abdomen often carries loose skin in two directions. There is vertical skin laxity below the belly button. There is also horizontal skin laxity across the upper abdomen. This pattern shows up after bariatric surgery, after sustained weight loss on GLP-1 medications, and after long-term lifestyle
This article focuses exclusively on recovery after male chest surgery following significant weight loss, specifically recovering from male chest surgery post weight loss with the upper torsoplasty (upper body lift). The surgical reasons, indications, and decision-making are covered in a separate article. Here, the aim is to clearly explain how