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Is open surgery better than liposuction for gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia Help — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:38:24 +0000

Hello, I have suffered from massive man boob problem since puberty, and now I am having them removed. I consulted a gynecomastia surgeon last week who said he will remove most of the glandular tissue under my chest by making an incision at my nipple. He also said that he does not practice liposuction, because that falls more into cosmetic/plastic surgery.

My worry is should I consult another surgeon who does liposuction for men? I want to do this once, and get rid of as much fat in my chest there is, and I just want to know the best course of action. Will liposuction remove more fat in my chest than surgery.

… My insurance covers 100% of the cost if I go through my first surgeon, because the gyno I have can be classified as a health problem. If you tell me to go to another surgeon who does lipo, will my insurance cover that surgery too?

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How do I arrange Gynecomastia surgery?

Gynecomastia Help — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:58:46 +0000

How do I arrange to have Gynecomastia surgery?

I feel I have a bad enough case of man boobs that surgery is my only option, but will I have a hard time convincing my doctor to refer me to a gynecomastia surgeon?

Can I just go and find a plastic surgeon who specializes in male liposuction and have him do the operation?

I know my health insurance policy won’t pay for the operation, since I am paying for the operation myself should I just shop around for the best price, or is this a risky situation. I want to save money on the operation if possible but I also don’t want to go to a “butcher” and have the operation go wrong.

I am trying to work out how much money I need to get together for the Gynecomastia surgery, and also how do I know that the surgeon I find is a good one?

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Gynecomastia Surgery Question?

Gynecomastia Help — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:43:06 +0000

I had a mild case of gynecomastia and had male liposuction surgery a little over a month ago. Everything looks great except the areola (the dark skin around the nipple) is still to big.

My doctor said it will shrink to normal size, he said about the size of a nickle. Right now it’s larger than a quarter.

My gynecomastia surgeon said that after the surgery it would look like I never had man boobs. He didn’t say how long it would take to shrink so I was wondering if anyone could tell me how long it take for the areola to shrink after gynecomastia surgery.

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