Male Breast Reduction at Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center

June is for men at Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center. In honor of Father’s Day, Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center offers male breast reduction specials. Why on earth would men need breast reduction surgery? If you are one of the men suffering from gynecomastia you know why.

Gynecomastia is the growth of abnormally large breasts in males. True gynecomastia is caused by excess growth of breast tissue, not excess fat tissue. This condition effects up to 60% of men at some time during their lives. 25% of gynecomastia is unresolved from puberty. About 30% of the adolescent boys who develop it will have gynecomastia  for the rest of their lives. This is because gynecomastia is a result of hormones. In fact, anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) induced gynecomastia that can occur when an androgenic steroid is converted to estrogen, as is sometimes the case with lean male bodybuilders.

Hormones are chemical substances produced in the body, by endocrine glands, to regulate specific functions, usually within the reproductive system. Both men and women produce testosterone and estrogen, in different proportions of course, from the hormonal precursor androstenedione.

This is how it works:

• The conversion of androstenedione to testosterone requires different enzymatic actions (the intermediary for testosterone is androgen) in the body than the conversion of androstenedione to estrogen (the intermediary is progesterone).
• An imbalance between the conversion of this precursor into estrogen rather than androgen at the breast tissue level results in gynecomastia.
• And this why it often occurs at the points in a male’s life when the body is flooded with hormones, shortly after birth when the infant temporarily carries the mothers estrogen, at puberty when the body is again flooded with testosterone and sometimes estrogens, and during aging when testosterone levels decrease.
• Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) induced gynecomastia that can occur when testosterone is converted to estrogen, as is sometimes that case with lean male bodybuilders.

Pseudo-gynecomastia is caused by excess fat tissue. Of course, in many cases, men can suffer from a combination of true gynecomastia and pseudo-gynecomastia where excess breast tissue is covered with excess fat. Both can be alleviated surgically at Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center with glandular excision and/or liposuction. The type of surgical correction depends upon the type of gynecomastia evidenced in the individual. If you are suffering from what is commonly referred to as “man boobs,” you can come in for your consultation and we will determine which type of treatment is best for you.

Dr. Branman

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