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Gynecomastia Surgery Recovery Tips
You’re ChestSculpt Gynecomastia surgery is complete! Here are some important recovery tips to follow from Dr. Marc Adajar.* Immediately Following Your Surgery Read and make sure you understand your doctor’s post-operative instructions BEFORE going into surgery. Follow instructions regarding compression or protective garments. Your post-surgical compression vest is to be worn 24 hours per day until your […]
Gynecomastia and Exercise
Gynecomastia and Exercise: Will it help get rid of gynecomastia? It depends. If you have pseudogynecomastia, which is composed of fat, diet and exercise can help reduce the appearance of gynecomastia “man boobs”. However, if you have significant true gynecomastia with enlarged breast glands, then enlarging the pectoral muscles may actually accentuate the problem, making […]
Tips for Your Virtual Consultation with Dr. Marc Adajar
A virtual consultation is a convenient way to speak with Dr. Adajar without having to travel to Chicago, Illinois. You will receive a personal one-on-one opportunity to speak directly with Dr. Adajar about your specific cosmetic goals from the comfort of your own home. Here’s how . . . 1. Step One: Complete your paperwork […]
Will estrogen blockers get rid of gynecomastia?
Estrogen blockers are a common medical treatment used to treat gynecomastia symptoms. Gynecomastia is when men who have a female appearance of the chest due to an enlargement of the breast gland behind the nipple-areola complex. Most gynecomastia cases need surgery, but there are certain non-surgical treatments that can be used to minimize or improve […]
Coronavirus Update to Patients
Our highest priority is to keep all our patients and staff as safe as possible. Chicago recently announced a ‘stay-at-home’ advisory on November 16, 2020. We are open and our trained medical staff will continue to provide care to our patients on most procedures. As medical professionals, patient safety is and has always been our number […]
What is Gynecomastia?
Introduction Gynecomastia is a medical condition characterized by the abnormal enlargement of glandular tissue in the chest of men, resulting in noticeable breast development. Usually, it occurs in both breasts with the presence of a rubbery mass, firm on touch, and at times extending from the nipples to other areas of the breasts causing tenderness […]
How do guys get rid of pointy nipples?
ChestSculpt gynecomastia surgery & pointy or long nipple reduction for men. Top Board-Certified Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Anh-Tuan Truong at XSculpt in Chicago shows us how pointy male nipples are fixed with nipple reduction surgery on this male patient. This male patient also underwent gynecomastia correction surgery. Puffy nipples in men are usually associated with gynecomastia. […]
Gynecomastia in male bodybuilders
Gynecomastia in bodybuilders Bodybuilder gynecomastia is most often caused by an excessive amount of estrogen or prolactin as a result of inappropriate anabolic steroid use, most commonly testosterone or its derivatives. When high levels of testosterone hormones are injected, a portion of that testosterone is converted into estrogen by the enzyme aromatase. Aromatase converts testosterone […]
How to Inject Testosterone
Dr. Adajar demonstrates how to inject testosterone, check it out:
ChestSculpt + Total Sculpt | Grade 2 Gynecomastia
Dr. Truong shows us a patient one month after gynecomastia correction surgery and 360 liposuction. Dr. T with X-Sculpt here, and today we have a one-month post-op for you, this is a Total Sculpt Case. This is a gentleman that came to us, and wanted to look a little more lean. He had Grade-2 Gynecomastia; […]
Grade 2 Gynecomastia Surgery & High Definition Abdominal Sculpting
Surgery and 1 week post-op. Dr Adajar and Dr Truong show a gynecomastia correction surgery and 360 High Def vaser abdominal sculpting in a lean male. Pretty cool results. Grade 2 Gynecomastia Surgery & High Definition Abdominal Sculpting.
What causes puffy nipples in men?
“Why are my nipples puffy?” Puffy nipples in men occur when the male areola projects outward, it can cause the nipples to look “puffy” or “pointy.” This is one of the most common questions we get asked. Watch Dr. Truong explain why puffy nipples are one of the common signs of Gynecomastia. 1. Male Puffy […]
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