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What is male gynecomastia?
Male breast clinic is also one of the most common problems for male friends to see a doctor. According to statistics, the incidence of boys in adolescence is generally 60-70%. Within one or two years of testicular enlargement, about 12- 15 years old, breast enlargement, usually tenderness, disappears naturally within one to two years. However, there are still 7% people who do not disappear after puberty, which is the so-called male gynecomastia. The main reason is that the concentration of androgen precursor-androstenedione produced by the body exceeds testosterone at this time. The former is easy to metabolize aromatase in extratesticular tissues, especially adipose tissues, into estrogen, and then stimulate breast tissue proliferation.

According to statistics, the number of male friends who require breast reduction surgery is increasing year by year, and breast plastic surgery is no longer a patent for women.

Male gynecomastia can be divided into two categories: one is pathological gynecomastia, which is caused by drugs (some psychotropic drugs, some hypertensive drugs, etc.). ) or diseases (cirrhosis, malnutrition, gonadal dysfunction, etc. ), but also to treat the right medicine thoroughly; Second, there is primary male gynecomastia, and there is no male gynecomastia caused by special diseases or drugs. The only way to improve is surgery.

There are usually two methods for male breast reduction, plastic surgery. One is to extract excess fat from the chest by liposuction; The other is to remove hyperplastic glands and connective tissue. The operation process is not complicated, usually it can be completed in about one to two hours. The anesthesia method depends on the scope of operation and the physique of the case, and the recovery can be completed in about one month. After operation, we should pay attention to the law of life and diet and strengthen exercise and shaping.