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Concord, California: This is a 30-year-old male who presents to the San Francisco, California office for evaluation of his adolescent gynecomastia. He has noted a increase in his chest size since about 12 years old and has gradually become larger over the years. He does not take off his shirt in public and has issues with his relationships. His goals are to be able to take off his shirt in public and to be comfortable with his chest. He underwent gynecomastia gland excision and suction assisted lipectomy. He had 109 grams removed from his right side and 78 grams removed from his left in addition to liposuction of his chest. His surgery was performed at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in Marin County, California. Dr. Miguel Delgado is a gynecomastia surgical expert who performs gynecomastia reduction surgery for patients all over the United States and the world. He has produced many documentaries regarding gynecomastia that have become very popular on YouTube. Dr. Delgado sees many patients throughout California including Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, and San Francisco. Dr Delgado treats many patients for gynecomastia revision surgery which is a testament to his skill and experience.
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This is a 28 y.o. male 5′ 11″ and 190 lb who underwent male breast reduction surgery for adolescent gynecomastia. He is seen 2 months after surgery.
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This 43-year-old man previously underwent liposuction to correct hisgynecomastia in 1992 with another surgeon, but was dissatisfied with the results. I performed a revision procedure on him, consisting of glandular excision and suction-assisted lipectomy of the chest. Total fat extraction was 350cc from the right side and 375cc from the left.
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This is a male in his mid-20’s who presents with adolescent gynecomastia and presents to the San Francisco office for evaluation for gynecomastia. He underwent gland excision and suction-assisted lipectomy. His postoperative photographs are seen approximately three months after surgery
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This is a 28 y.o. male 5′ 11″ and 185 lb who underwent male breast reductions surgery for adolescent gynecomastia. He is seen 2 months after surgery.
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This is a 35 y.o. male 5’10 ” and 190 lb who underwent male breast reduction surgery for adult gynecomastia. He is seen 2 months after surgery.
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This 24-year-old man is 5’10” and 200lbs. He suffers from adolescent gynecomastia. He underwent glandular excision and ultrasonic liposuction of his chest and axillae. I removed a total of 850cc of fat from the right side of his chest and 450cc from the left. I also excised a total of 55 grams of glandular tissue from the right and 53 grams from the left. His goal was to have a “normal-looking chest.
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This is a 26 y.o. male 5’10” and 165 lb who underwent male breast reductions surgery for adolescent gynecomastia. He is seen 2 months after surgery.
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Watsonville, California: This is a 33-year-old male who presents with adolescent gynecomastia at the San Francisco office location. He also request evaluation of his neck for liposuction. He’s had an enlarged chest ever since his adolescent years and it has been a constant embarrassment. He has also gained weight over the years and that has made his condition even more severe and uncomfortable. He complains of some pain and tenderness in the chest location. His primary goals are to reduce the puffiness and swelling around his chest and to have a more normal appearing chest. He is 5’7″, 186 lbs. He underwent gynecomastia breast gland excision and liposuction of his chest. He had 37 grams of tissue removed from his right chest and 20 grams from his left. He had 375 cc of fat removed from his right chest and 320 cc from his left. His photographs are taken 3 months after surgery. His gynecomastia treatment was performed in Marin County California at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in, Novato, California. Dr. Miguel A. Delgado is a well-known gynecomastia specialist who treats boys and men throughout the United States and around the world. He has produced many documentaries regarding gynecomastia that have become very popular on YouTube -http://www.youtube.com/user/migueldelgadomd1/videos . His gynecomastia surgical practice is centered in the California area and he sees many patients from the San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego areas, in addition to Montana and Utah. Dr. Delgado’s performs many gynecomastia revision surgeries, which is a testament to his skill, expertise, and experience.
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San Luis Obispo, California – The patient is a 26 year old male who presents for revision gynecomastia. He had his initial surgery in 2005 and is not quite happy with the outcome and presents for gland excision and liposuction. His overall goal is to obtain a flatter chest in the nipple-areola area. He is 5 feet 8 inches, 150 pounds. He had his gynecomastia surgery at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in Novato, California. Most of the tissue internally was a small amount of breast gland and a fair amount of scar tissue. He had a small amount of fat removed from each side, being 100 cc. on the right and about 25 cc. on the left side. His course was complicated by a post operative hematoma that was seen in the recovery room. He had immediate evacuation of the hematoma. This was done under light local anesthesia. His post op photographs are taken approximately two months after surgery.
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This 35-year-old man suffers from adolescent gynecomastia. To correcthis condition, he underwent glandular excision and suction-assisted lipectomy of the chest.
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Mill Valley, California – This is a 43 year old male who presents to the Novato, California office for evaluation of his adolescent gynecomastia. He noted increased prominence in his chest since about 14 years old and it has been persistent all his life. His goal is to just obtain a flat chest so that he can be comfortable without his shirt. He is 5 feet 11 inches, 196 pounds. He underwent gland excision and suction assisted lipectomy at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in Marin County, California. He had 72 grams of breast tissue removed from his right side and 31 grams of breast tissue removed from his left side. In addition to this he had 350 cc. of fat and aspirate removed from his left chest and 425 cc. from his right chest. He had an uncomplicated post operative course except he had some steroid injection for softening up his scar on his left side. His photographs are taken two months after surgery.
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This is a 25 y.o. male 5’11 ” and 185 lb who underwent male breast reductions surgery for adolescent gynecomastia. He is seen 2 months after surgery.
Note the discoloration on the chest will resolve.
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This is a 31 y.o. male 5′ 10″ and 178 lb who underwent male breast reduction surgery for adolescent gynecomastia. He is seen 2 months after surgery.
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HISTORY: This is a 39-year-old resident of San Francisco, California who presents to the San Francisco for evaluation of his gynecomastia. He has had enlarged chest for many years. In addition he has lost about 40 pounds. He has taken Propecia in the past but states that the Propecia has not caused his gynecomastia. He does not take off his shirt in public due to extreme embarrassment. He underwent gland excision and suction assisted lipectomy with 250 cc of fat excised from each side. He had 24 grams removed from his right breast and 30 grams removed from his left. His procedure was performed at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in Marin County, California. His photographs were taken 2 months after surgery.
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This 42-year-old man is 6′ and 170lbs. He suffers from adolescent gynecomastia. He underwent glandular excision and suction-assisted lipectomy of the chest. His goal was to “look better.
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This is a 44 y.o. male 5’11 ” and 182 lb who underwent male breast reductions surgery for adult gynecomastia. He is seen 3 months after surgery.
Note the small areola. It is difficult to perform surgery through such a small incision. The incision healed exceptionally well.
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San Francisco, California – This is a 30 year old male who presents after massive weight loss, going from 316 pounds down to 230 pounds. Even though his chest has reduced in size due to the loss of fat content, he still has fullness in both sides of his chest; his right greater than his left and has laxity of his skin. He does not take off his shirt in public due to embarrassment and he wants to feel secure enough to be with the opposite sex as well as doing simple things such as going to the beach or pool. He is 6 feet 2 inches, 226 pounds. He underwent gland excision and suction assisted lipectomy as well as a superior crescent lift to lift the nipple-areola complex to try and remove the lower fold primarily on the right, which is greater than the left. He underwent his surgery at Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center in Novato, California. He had 179 grams of breast tissue removed from his right chest and 84 grams of tissue removed from his left chest. In addition to this he had liposuction of the axilla as well, due to the fullness around the armpit region. He had approximately 1200 cc. of fat removed from each armpit area, in addition to 650 cc. aspirated from his right chest, and 550 cc. of fat extracted from his left chest. He had an uneventful post operative course. His pictures are seen approximately two months after surgery.
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This 38-year-old mans suffers from adolescent gynecomastia, and would never take off his shirt in public. He underwent glandular excision and suction-assisted lipectomy of the chest, abdomen and flanks, from which I removed a total of 3700cc of fat from both sides of the chest. I also excised 55 grams of glandular tissue from the right and 44 grams from the left. His goal was to “have a normal-looking chest and go shirtless in public feeling self-confident.
Please be respectful of the men and their pictures posted here. It took a great deal of courage for them to take these pictures, let alone have them posted for the world to see. We are grateful to them and believe that it is a gift to the thousands of men that think they are the only one with this condition. Thank you
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