Gynecomastia (female-chested) denotes a benign change in the male breast. We distinguish between an increase in the mammary gland and an increase in adipose tissue.

An enlargement of the breast occurs more often in children and adolescents during puberty. This is usually returned. The chest should be enlarged even well after puberty, a liposuction on the breast is hard to avoid.

The causes are often exogenous factors (eg, drugs, anabolic steroids), rare endocrine disorder. This must be assessed before the surgery.

Usually can be achieved with liposuction of the breast is a good result. Erschlaffungsgrad be dependent on the skin, the engagement with a combined lift surgery to the breast.

For very rigid structures of glands and connective tissue is occasionally required a distance by cutting operation. This extends across the fat pad to the lateral chest, then here is a liposuction performed.

Liposuction in the chest area can easily be done in tumescent with accompanying sedation. Is also a cutting operation is required it is recommended to perform the surgery under general anesthesia.