GYNECOMASTIA
Today, many wrong behaviors, from unhealthy eating habits to inactivity, cause breast size problems to be more common in men.
Especially in the summer months, this problem that 'embarrasses' many men emerges. .
Nowadays, gynecomastia (breast enlargement), a common problem for men, becomes a much more important problem in the summer months. While the sea, sun, sand triangle excites almost everyone, it can even turn into a nightmare for many men who have breast size problems! may occur. While it is seen that this problem, which is faced by 1 in every 18 men in the world, is increasing rapidly, unhealthy eating habits and inactivity are leading in this increase. Lack of movement and physical activity, unbalanced and inadequate eating habits invite gynecomastia.
By age
gynecomastia
The frequency of gynecomastia increases in three periods of life. Newborn period, transition from childhood to adolescence and old age. Gynecomastia may be seen in some newborn boys due to the effect of estrogen hormone passed from the mother during the neonatal period, but it usually regresses afterwards. During the transition from childhood to adolescence, gynecomastia occurs due to changes in the estrogen/testosterone balance in the body. Gynecomastia can be seen in 50-60% of men in this age group. Many of the gynecomastia cases observed in this period regress spontaneously. Surgical treatment is recommended in cases that do not regress. It is a period of old age and gynecomastia can be observed in some men over the age of fifty.
After the necessary evaluations are made in these patients, surgical treatment is recommended in appropriate cases.
In addition to physical findings, many patients In the summer, people complain about not being able to go to the sea or the pool or wearing tight-fitting clothes, and this causes It can negatively affect a person's psychology by causing feelings of anxiety and shame.
In a patient presenting with gynecomastia, the presence of a condition that causes gynecomastia is first investigated. Blood and hormone tests are performed. If deemed necessary, further examinations such as USG, MRI or CT are performed. If there is no underlying cause as a result of the examinations, surgical treatment is recommended.
Groundbreaking methods in surgery
In surgical treatment, excess fat tissue in the growing breast tissue is removed by liposuction (vacuum). It can be removed by liposuction method. There is no incision made in this procedure. Small holes are opened in the areas where the liposuction cannulas will enter, and at the end of the procedure, each hole is closed with a single stitch.
In men, there is a small-sized mammary gland located under the nipple. In patients with an enlargement of the breast gland, liposuction may not produce the desired minimizing effect.
In this case, the breast gland is removed through a small incision made at the junction of the dark part of the breast and the skin. In patients whose breast skin has sagged too much and the size of the breast has grown too large, excess skin may need to be removed as Liposuction cannot remove the excess skin.
One of the groundbreaking methods in the treatment of gynecomastia in recent years is the Laser Liposuction method. In this method, unlike normal Liposuction, laser energy is delivered to the subcutaneous tissue. In this way, the fat accumulated in the breast is broken down more easily and then removed in accordance with the classical Liposuction technique.
In patients where the skin is very saggy or the mammary gland is very large, in the old methods it was necessary to make an incision and remove this excess by leaving a scar in certain parts of the body. Thanks to the firming effect of the laser on the skin and breast gland, this requirement is largely eliminated today.
Fast-food Style
Avoid Diet
Fast-food style diet Increased insulin hormone release in the body due to frequent consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods with high glycemic index and high glycemic index leads to fat storage in the body. A certain part of the stored fat is concentrated in the breast tissue in men.
In addition, desk jobs where daily physical activity is limited Working in places and sedentary lifestyle not being able to burn the stored fat also cause this problem.
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