Seattle gynecomastia patient shows what can happen once a guy is comfortable going to the gym. It’s a beautiful thing.
Top: Before surgery and some serious gym time. Bottom: After surgery and some serious gym time.
I find it very gratifying to help patients achieve their personal best through plastic surgery. And I find it super gratifying when plastic surgery really helps a patient make a commitment to better self care.
This patient is a middle-aged guy who felt embarrassed about his pudgy chest. He has a mild case of gynecomastia but a serious case of self consciousness. I performed a gynecomastia reduction on him. I used my standard technique in this type of gynecomastia. I removed the excess fat from his chest with power assisted tumescence liposuction and excised the little bit of excess glandular tissue though an incision under his nipple. This technique leaves teen tiny scars that are almost imperceptible. I am always careful to preserve a disc of breast tissue under the nipple. This keeps the nipple from caving in.
He was well-enough healed at about 3 weeks to start going to the gym for some weight training and before long, he was feeling really, really good about his chest. Not all of my patients get this inspired but I sure love it when they do. They provide me with some really, really nice before and after photos!
The masculine brow is low and the lids are full. Just ask James Dean.
Seattle Plastic Surgeon blogs about male facial plastic surgery.
Recently I have done facial plastic surgery on a few dudes and that has gotten me thinking about the difference between male and female plastic surgery.
With guys undergoing facial surgery, especially around the eyes, less is more. When one thinks of bad male plastic surgery outcomes, it is often because the area around the eyes was overdone and thus feminized. That’s not the look most dudes are looking for.
The masculine male brow is low and either horizontal or with just a little itty bitty arch laterally. And the eyelids are full with a little bit of redundant skin on the upper lids. The lower lids should also be full but not bulging, with a smooth transition to the cheek. I often do not remove fat in the lower lids in men, but rather drape it over the lower rim of the eye socket to smooth this area out without making it look hollow.
I think that operating on guys can be a little tricky because they are more likely to overdue it after surgery and that can result in bleeding, bruising and swelling. So I always read them the riot act and make sure their family or friends know that hopping on the kite-board or racing off to play Ultimate Frizbee is not okay until I say so.
Hey dudes, I’m bossy because I care. Thanks for reading, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder
@lisalynnsowder
