19-year-old male student who underwent bilateral male breast surgery to improve overall breast appearance as he was self-conscious about working out in a tank top – left oblique view
19-year-old male student who underwent bilateral male breast surgery to improve overall breast appearance as he was self-conscious about working out in a tank top – front view
19-year-old male student who underwent bilateral male breast surgery to improve overall breast appearance as he was self-conscious about working out in a tank top – left view
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Gynecomastia symptoms can have a wide range spanning from no pain at all to extreme pain or tenderness. However, gynecomastia signs are universal and involve swelling of the breast and chest soft tissues.
Since gynecomastia symptoms can be sporadic, it is important to explore gynecomastia symptoms unrelated to the breast. In essence, if the overgrowth of either fat or glandular tissues, is compressing a sensory nerve, then pain may be perceived.
However, if the growth is minimal to moderate then the tissue may not intrude upon sensory nerves thus making the patient’s case without any symptoms.
When pain is communicated, it is important to rule out any breast tissue atypia or malignancy with an MRI. In contrast, patients who do not have pain may be suffering from poor self-esteem. It is very common for men to avoid social situations where they have to remove their shirts such as swimming pools or the beach.
Younger adolescent males may for example avoid physical education classes in fear of having to expose their chest. Since gynecomastia symptoms can be so sporadic, most decisions regarding surgery are made based on gynecomastia signs.
Gynecomastia sign of swelling is observed following either overgrowth of the fat or the mammary glands underneath the nipple and areola complex. Your overall body fat content, i.e. body fat percentage, will most affect the extent of fatty tissues found in the chest and breast. In contrast, the size of the glandular tissues is most affected by your hormone levels that is affected by your testosterone and estrogen levels.
When patients arrive for a consultation, the degree of fat versus glandular tissue is determined in order to customize your gynecomastia surgery. For patients with a propensity for fat over glandular tissues, ultrasound-assisted liposuction can be used to remove the tissues. This is because ultrasound energy may not only break down fatty tissues but also moderate amounts of glandular tissues.
For patients with a very prominent glandular discoid tissue, a direct excision may be required to completely remove the gland. This requires a small incision that is placed under the areola. Most patients do require a combination of regular liposuction as well as direct excision to achieve ideal chest contour outcomes. If you are having gynecomastia symptoms please consider a consultation with SurgiSculpt.
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47-year-old female patient who decided it was worth getting a BBL revision.
47-year-old female patient who decided it was worth getting a BBL revision.
BBL revision.
47-year-old female patient who decided it was worth getting a BBL revision.
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Please see this 47-year-old female patient who decided it was worth getting a BBL revision.
Is it worth getting a BBL revision? It is worth getting a BBL revision only if you can achieve the results that you were desiring. If you have undergone a BBL and did not get the results you wished for, it is critical to make sure that you can achieve your buttock size and shape desires.
The first task you have is to hone in on why you are not happy with your BBL results. You may feel that your liposuction was done poorly. Alternatively, you may feel that you did not achieve the buttock size you wished for. Finally, you may not be happy with the shape of your buttock and/or your lateral hips. Buttock size and shape factors can include mid-buttock or lateral deficits or poor buttock projection.
We have created the Brazilian Buttock Assessment Tool in order to help patients desiring a BBL revision to figure out what went wrong. The next thing is to have a comprehensive consultation by a BBL revision specialist to determine if your desired goals can be achieved and know if it is worth getting a BBL revision. If you have previously undergone 360 laser liposuction, then the residual fat may be too injured to guarantee a successful BBL outcome.
This is because laser lipo literally melts the fat and in essence either kills or injures the fat cells. These compromised fat cells may not survive the transplant process. In other cases, you may just have no more fat on your body for a BBL revision. Is it worth getting a BBL revision? Only after thorough evaluation and consideration of desired goals can you understand whether a BBL revision is worth it? Patients not having enough fat may have to consider a buttock implant.
A buttock implant however can only provide central buttock projection as it can only be placed in the gluteal muscle which is located in the buttock centrally. Although lateral hip implants have been introduced, because they are made in an oblong shape so they are prone to malpositioning if any rotation of the implant is observed.
As such, in cases where suboptimal fat volumes are available, it may be prudent to provide central buttock volume with an implant and lateral buttock and lateral hip volume with the fat available. Is it worth getting a BBL revision? In order to determine this question, it is critical to do your homework. This means getting all of your prior operative notes so that your surgeon can review prior attempts. In addition, you must hone in on your desired buttock shape and size. Finally, your surgeon will determine if your desired goals are achievable.