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Male breast reduction (extended gynaecomastia)

A male breast reduction (gynaecomastia) can be the solution for aesthetical inconveniences.
A male breast reduction not only reduces your breast, but has also a lifting effect.

Male breast reduction: the procedure

A male breast reduction is done under general anaesthesia and takes about two to three hours. Two incisions are made: the first around the areola and the second from the areola to the breast fold. Excess skin and fatty and/or glandular tissue will be cut away. The skin, the nipple and the areola will then be rearranged.

During an extended gynaecomastia, subcutaneous drains are placed to drain off excess wound fluids. These tubes will be removed after two to three days.
The wound will be stitched with fine suture to make the scars as invisible as possible. One or two weeks after the gynaecosmastia, these stitches will be removed.

A male breast reduction is usually final.