Can it come back?

[Ricardo7]

I have made the decision that i'm definately going for surgery. I'll have the money saved by this time next year so it won't be before then. I am considering either Dr Taimur Shaoib in Glasgow (where I'm from), or Transform (heard mixed views on them...consultation is free though so may as well check them out)

This may be a stupid question and it will be one i ask at my consultations, but it is a lot of money for surgery and it is a price I can barely afford so it would be good to have piece of mind.

Can gyno come back, after being corrected by surgery? It is a nightmare scenario paying that money for it to return in coming years, and not many people can afford throwing away £4k + for nothing.

[zm]

that really does depend...Just make sure that you have a clean lifestyle when it comes to eating etc...

So yes, gyno can come back.

[Ricardo7]

that really does depend...Just make sure that you have a clean lifestyle when it comes to eating etc...

So yes, gyno can come back.

Yes but that would just be fat would it not? I mean can glandular tissue grow again.

[Swarley]

I think it can come back, if you have a hormonal imbalance.

Search for Gynecomastia on wikipedia and you'll get a good list of things that can cause it.
Bodybuilders often get it after using steroids because it upsets their hormone balance.

Also, I know a couple of friends who have slowly developed minor gyne in their mid 30s.
But now they are a bit overweight, don't exercise, drink way too much way too often, and like to starve themselves all day to try and keep their weight in check (which of course doesn't work).
A few years of that lifestyle, and I'm not surprised they have a bit of gyne.

So as ZM said, best to stick to a clean lifestyle!

[Paa_Paw]

It does not usually come back, but it can for the reasons previously given even though such cares are not common.

[improving]

As we know, if you have gyne surgery, some of the gland is left over.

This could potentially increase in size perhaps due to hormone imbalance, or if you dabble with steroids without using the correct post cycle precautions.

Just my 2p. I'd say as long as you keep yourself healthy i think it's unlikely of it coming back.

[Ricardo7]

Thanks for the replies guys.

I've done a bit of digging on this subject and different surgeons favour different methods.

Some surgeons do indeed leave some of the gland in the chest, however there is a risk this can regrow. Other surgeons remove the entire gland to remove the risk of regrowth - however the risk with this is that it can result in iverted nipples.

Does anyone know what method gyno specialists like Karidis and Levick favour?

[captain chesty]

Not wanting to misquote Levick here, but if I'm remembering right from  consultation (there was a lot of info given and its hard to take it all in on the day) he said something about leaving a v small amount behind the nipple to support it. If a surgeon told me he would take all the gland out then I would be worried about the possibility of contour issues, although I don't know how often that actually happens.

I'm not concerned about any gland left over because it will be small and therefore have limited potential to increase in size. I think recurrence is rare and normally happens when there is a powerful stimulator such as drug use i.e anabolic steroids or hormonal hair loss supplements.   

[sparta]

i have been thinking about this a bit. what about people who have never had moobs but develop them when they get to about 65/70 years old?

will us who have had surgery still possibly get them?

[captain chesty]

Possibly. prob not worth worrying what may or may not happen when your 70 though   

[Nipper]

I've read that surgeons indeed have to leave supporting gland behind the areola.  I think the term is "plate"  I might be wrong as it's been a while, but I was under the impression it's to support the nipple and that guys naturally have some gland behind there in anycase, gyne or not. 

As for free consultations at big clinics, my experience consisted of a surgeon walking in, squeezing your nipple and saying excision and lipo.  That's about it.  Doesn't exactly instill confidence.