Gynecomastia
         
This condition occurs in males and manifests itself with a significant increase in the volume of the male mammary gland, uni-or bilateral.

In addition to being common, almost always presented as benign, introducing an increase in breast fatty tissue and a small proportion of glandular origin.

It is more common in obese patients and those who usually eat certain medications or anabolic hormones that can alter or enhance muscle development or breast.  

It is important to control mammography to rule out any associated disease.  

The treatment is surgery, performed by various methods: liposuction with or without the removal of excess breast tissue.
 

 

 

      
BEFORE SURGERY

Dr Tagliapietra will give specific instructions on how to prepare for surgery. Follow these instructions carefully help to better postoperative.
  Liposuction with or without the removal of excess breast tissue.

 
  
THE SURGERY

The type of anesthesia depends on several factors. In some cases they prefer general anaesthesia, while in others local anesthesia more sedation is elective, always administered by an anesthesiologist and control of intraoperative cardiac monitoring. This intervention usually requires several hours of post-surgery recovery.


 
              

                                                     

AFTER SURGERY

The postoperative recovery is usually quick. You must use an elastic band for two or three weeks and may return to their usual activities (sedentary) in a few days. We advise you not to make efforts or big movements with his arms during the first postoperative week.
Complications are rare and such as seroma (fluid), edema (swelling) in the region operated, bruising, hypertrophic scars or keloids in people who are predisposed to take and transient decrease of the sensitivity surface.
You. May resume their activities after 2 to 3 days postoperatively. Sports activities will be incorporated gradually from the second week.

  
     

 
   

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