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Gynecomastia Surgery Helps Delhi Executive Reclaim Confidence After 15 Years

Gynecomastia Surgery Helps Delhi Executive Reclaim Confidence After 15 Years
‘Man boobs’ kept him out of pool for 15 years; a surgery is changing lives · indianexpress.com

Gynecomastia is when a boy or man develops extra breast tissue.

The Delhi executive had this condition for about 15 years.

He was teased and avoided swimming and changing clothes around others.

Tests did not find a clear medical cause for his condition.

Exercise alone usually cannot remove firm glandular tissue.

He chose surgery that removed the gland and some fat through a hidden incision.

He returned to desk work in about a week and to the gym after six weeks.

Later, he went swimming and began dating again with more confidence.

Key facts

Condition
Gynecomastia, or excess breast tissue in men
Severity
Grade III, with significant glandular tissue, overlying fat and mild skin laxity
Reported cause
Idiopathic; bloodwork found no hormonal cause, and no medication or supplement history explained it
Surgical approach
The OCCULT technique combined ultrasound-assisted and power-assisted liposuction with gland removal through a concealed lateral chest-crease incision
Recovery
Same-day discharge, desk work within one week and gym clearance at six weeks
India surgeries in 2024
The article cites 47,320 procedures, reportedly up 10.8% from the previous year
Reported national ranking
Gynecomastia surgery was described as India’s fifth most common surgical cosmetic procedure, representing about 7% of cosmetic surgeries

Quotes

Dr Rajat Gupta

Cosmetic and plastic surgeon who treated the executive

“What made his case memorable was not the clinical findings, but the 15 years behind them.”
indianexpress.com

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