gyne re-growth; is it possible? has anyone experienced it?

[kingboob]

As the topic title says really, has anyone had gyne re-grow or is that totally impossible?

Only reason I ask is I have been feeling really run down, tired, uncontrolled weight gain despite 5 days a week exercise, cold hands etc etc etc. I went to the doctor half expecting  I had thyroid problem, but I was (after blood tests) told I have 'quite low' testosterone, apparently low testosterone can cause some of these symptoms and I am now waiting to see a consultant re testosterone replacement therapy......................................................

However after searching online & to my great horror I discover one of the 'side effects' of some forms of TRT is gynecomastia and 'sore breasts', now you know what I am thinking; I have just practically bankrupted myself in order to pay for gyne correction & tummy tuck, last thing I need is the blood things re-growing.  Obviously with my overactive imagination I am picturing myself with a large D cup 3 days after starting this treatment.

This has really unsettled me now as well..... it also makes me wonder if this whole problem is what caused my moobs to grow when I was a kid; and if so that really adds even more weight to the fact that the NHS should have sorted it for free...........

I don't know...... this has given me nightmares now  , I will have to speak to the doctor when I see him I suppose, but if the worst did happen I will be taking action against someone to pay for corrective action privately, I was told all my levels were 'normal' about 2.5 years ago,  how can things change so quickly?

I thought low testosterone was an old mans problem, I'm only 21, well nearly 22.

[kingboob]

Thanks for that Ross...

Probably explains my lack of sex drive....... and the fact that I kind of have stubble/short beard but I only actually have to trim it about once every decade.............. never really understood the expression/tearm ''A five o'clock shadow'', now I know why 

[outertrial]

It is possible but unless you're taking hormone tablets or steroids it is pretty unlikely. You now have very little tissue left to grow, and whatever there is grew as much as it wanted to by post adolescence most likely, womens breasts dont grow forever for example.  If youre worried about hormones PM Hypo-is-here as hes the resident expert. He rarely posts anymore but he should pick up a message.

[GynO_DuDe]

In Levicks handbook, and Levick told me himself that it'll never grow back because the glands have been removed ...

Their might be a chance if we become clinically obese again but obviously thats never going to happen ...

Btw, I cant believe your 21 ... youve smashed it, in regards to weight loss.

Im also 21, and was obese and I thought I did exceptionally well losing 2-3 stones and coming down to 13 stones, but youve become some what of an inspiration to fat people out their.

[milesed1]

If you need HRT, ask the doc to put you on the one form of testosterone that isn't converted into estrogen as it's broken down by your body. I can't remember the name of it, but all other types of testosterone go through metabolism into some degree of estrogen.

[kingboob]

Thanks guys....

I am seeing Mr Levick tomorrow for a follow up anyway, so I will ask him as well.

TBH I wish I had cracked it with the weight loss, I am struggling a bit at the moment, but then I haven't been able to go to the gym at all........... interesting that using google shows the symptoms of low testosterone can include loss of lean muscle mass and fat accumulation............that would certainly explain why I have been working harder and harder with weights machines at the gym but my results have flat-lined and actually some of my lifts have gone DOWN at the same time I have gained a bit of fat?

oh well, appointment came through to see the specialist re HRT treatment... second week in May, not too long a wait I suppose

[DrBermant]

As the topic title says really, has anyone had gyne re-grow or is that totally impossible?

Only reason I ask is I have been feeling really run down, tired, uncontrolled weight gain despite 5 days a week exercise, cold hands etc etc etc. I went to the doctor half expecting  I had thyroid problem, but I was (after blood tests) told I have 'quite low' testosterone, apparently low testosterone can cause some of these symptoms and I am now waiting to see a consultant re testosterone replacement therapy......................................................

However after searching online & to my great horror I discover one of the 'side effects' of some forms of TRT is gynecomastia and 'sore breasts', now you know what I am thinking; I have just practically bankrupted myself in order to pay for gyne correction & tummy tuck, last thing I need is the blood things re-growing.  Obviously with my overactive imagination I am picturing myself with a large D cup 3 days after starting this treatment.

This has really unsettled me now as well..... it also makes me wonder if this whole problem is what caused my moobs to grow when I was a kid; and if so that really adds even more weight to the fact that the NHS should have sorted it for free...........

I don't know...... this has given me nightmares now  , I will have to speak to the doctor when I see him I suppose, but if the worst did happen I will be taking action against someone to pay for corrective action privately, I was told all my levels were 'normal' about 2.5 years ago,  how can things change so quickly?

I thought low testosterone was an old mans problem, I'm only 21, well nearly 22.

I caution each of my patients that surgery does not typically stop male breast growth.  If there is a problem with growing breasts, recurrence can happen.  Any of these medical problems and or these medications can cause gynecomastia. So, if you want to get worried about regrowth, you could get yourself evaluated for each of these conditions to see if they could be a factor.

Surgery also does not prevent weight gain in the chest.  Men tend to put weight on the belly and chest regions.  I educate each of my patients that this surgery will not prevent further breast growth.  It is like changing/fixing a tire with a nail.  Fixing/changing the tire will not prevent you from getting a new nail in that tire.

I take care of many patients with gynecomastia, as many as 8 in one day alone.  With all the gynecomastia surgery I have done, it is very rare to have regrowth for patients I have sculpted.  One patient (who had surgery on only side by another doctor) came to me with pro hormone induced gynecomastia that only came back on the side that had no surgery.  His growth was massive on the one side and none on the other.  His surgery by that other doctor had left a massive crater - the skin was adherent against the chest wall with normal fat surrounding the ugly deformity.  One side looked like the deformity seen here.  The other side was almost a B cup breast so tender that I could barely examine it.  As with each patient who presented to me with current breast growth, he was referred for an endocrinology evaluation and stabilization before considering surgery.  I do not know if such radical surgery was a factor or not.   Even if it did, removing all fat under the skin just gives an unnatural look.

I prefer to target the gland first with my Dynamic Technique. This permits me to remove most of the gland and then sculpt the remaining tissue to minimize contour problems.  Any surgery technique, even radical breast mastectomy for male breast cancer can leave gland behind.  The problem is that there are fine fingers of gland that dissect between fingers of fat and can extend quite far into the chest.

You can see what I mean by fingers of gland here.

By concentrating on the gland first I am able to minimize the chance of breast regrowth.  It is very rare for my patients to have recurrence.  With my techniques and red flag before surgery evaluation system, I have only a few patients over the many years I have been doing surgery that I know have regrown.  However, gynecomastia surgery does not stop breast regrowth.  For patients having breast growth, I have advised for many years that they should get their problem under control before surgery.  There are exceptions, such as young men with massive breasts that have not stopped growing.  That is why each case needs to be individually evaluated. 

Prevention of gynecomastia, when possible, is much better.  Concerns for medicine like Testosterone are best directed to an endocrinologist.

Secondary Surgery is often an option for those who had prior surgery.  Such issues are better discussed during a consultation with your surgeon or someone who can advise you about your options.  We help patients explore such issues during consultations or preliminary remote discussions.

Hope this helps,

Michael Bermant, MD
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