Gyno regrowth question

[xelnaga13]

Okay- So say you have had gyno removal surgery. The surgeon left a small amt of gyno gland for cosmetic reasons. If the patient were to begin to develop another case of gyno would it start with the remaining gland growing? Is it possible for gyno to grow spontaneously in another location?

In addition- symptoms of gyno development are typically sore/sensitive nipples... would these symptoms still occur the 2nd time around?

[Paa_Paw]

With the exception of a radical mastectomy, where the entire breast is removed, Regrowth is possible even if rare.

The glandular tissue, which must be left to prevent a major deformity, could resume growth if a shift in the hormone levels favored it.

As we age and our hormone levels change or we need to take drugs that precipitate such a change the possibilities of regrowth increase.

The list of drugs that have the potential to favor breast growth is actually quite long. Sometimes the list of potential side effects does not include breast growth but merely indicates breast tenderness; that is not fully honest.

[hitchcock]

That's always my hesitation with getting surgery. A lot of men start to get "man boobs" as they age. I guess diet and exercise are important, but who knows what meds you'll need as you get older. Of course gravity comes in to play, too.

I wonder if this is still possible even if someone has surgery in his 30s.

[Paa_Paw]

I think the best answer is--

Possible: Yes.
Likely: No.

[Dr. Elliot Jacobs]

ALL men have a natural small amount of breast tissue directly under the areola -- that is the normal condition.  Men with gyne have enlargement of that tissue as well as fat deposition on the chest -- all in varying amounts.

When gyne surgery is done properly, one seeks to replicate the normal situation -- which means most surgeons will leave a small amount of breast tissue directly under the areola for support -- so that it doesn't cave in.

For the vast majority of guys with stable gyne prior to surgery, surgery will leave them with a smooth, contoured and trim chest -- and re-growth of gyne is extra-ordinarily rare.  However, that doesn't mean that with age(and changing hormone ratios), some medications, and other medical conditions, that gyne cannot recur anytime in the future.  If it should recur, then it begins with enlargement of the remaining breast tissue under the areola -- it doesn't develop breast tissue elsewhere on the chest.

However, the curse of gyne is such that guys will gladly trade 30 - 40 years (or more) of gyne-free life rather than worry about possible re-growth later on in life -- which indeed may never occur.

In sum, why defer surgery if one needs it because of worry about possible re-development of it far in the future???

Dr Jacobs

[xelnaga13]

Thank you Dr. Jacobs.

[Bikkembergs]

However, the curse of gyne is such that guys will gladly trade 30 - 40 years (or more) of gyne-free life rather than worry about possible re-growth later on in life -- which indeed may never occur.

In sum, why defer surgery if one needs it because of worry about possible re-development of it far in the future???

Dr Jacobs

This.