After surgery, is there a chance that...

[JDubya1013]

the gland tissue can come back??

[DrBermant]

the gland tissue can come back??

I prefer to target the gland first with my Dynamic Technique. This permits me to remove most of the gland and then sculpt the remainng tissue to minimze 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.  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.

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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[jc71]

JDubya, may be impossible to have all the gland tissue removed at once, but certainly enough can be removed to see marked imporvement. There is such a thing as having too much removed, but that's another question. If you're hormones are not stable (if that's the reason you have gyne) then they may act on the breast tissue and grow again.   Most guys don't complain that it came back, but some say there wasn't enough removed. Overall, I think most are very pleased with surgery.

[Grandpa Bambu]

the gland tissue can come back??

Geeze, I hope not!

[serg]

Geeze, I hope not!

LOL! Snap!

[vaio]

Unless you have a hormone issue, or use certain medications that list gynecomastia as a side effect, or use steroids it shouldnt come back

[JDubya1013]

Well I had all sorts of blood tests and they all came fine, (hormones in balance and all that), but the doctor told me he has seen recorrunces, just wondering cause im scheduled for surgery on Monday.  Not paying a dime for any of it so just hoping for the best...

[vaio]

Good luck with the surgery. Are you having lipo done also?