Dr. Benjamin Norris, a Specialist Plastic Surgeon, with over two decades of Gynaecomastia experience, provides a Lifetime Followup Guarantee to Form and Face patients.
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Dr Norris endeavours to provide consistent and personalised care to each patient, both in the early stages of your surgery journey and postoperatively. Dr Norris has over 20 years of operational experience, with particular skill in plastic surgery for the breasts, body and face. As a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with a focus in cosmetic surgery, he is qualified to complete your abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with the precision of a plastic surgeon. Dr Norris aims to leave you feeling comfortable and informed, as he understands the importance of involving patients every step of the way with the procedure.
Gynaecomastia, the medical term for enlarged male breasts, is a common condition, often seen in teenagers during puberty. While it’s not typically a medical concern and often resolves on its own, some men opt for surgery to address it.
Enlarged male breasts can result from various factors, including hormonal imbalances during puberty, obesity, liver disease, abnormal hormone levels, or the use of specific medications or anabolic steroids. Before considering surgery, it’s crucial to rule out these underlying causes.
Gynaecomastia correction, or male breast reduction, often involves liposuction combined with surgical excisions made at the areolar edge. Ideal candidates for this procedure should have a diagnosis of gynaecomastia and good skin elasticity. Overweight patients are encouraged to attempt weight loss before considering surgery
Dr Norris performs male breast reduction (Gynaecomastia Correction) in fully accredited facilities. This is for your safety and to ensure optimum quality of care throughout the operation and the immediate postoperative period. The procedure can be performed under local anaesthetic with sedation or a full general anaesthetic administered by Dr Ross Foreman. You can expect the operation to take 1-2 hours.
Excess fat and mammary gland tissue
Incisions are made around the nipple or under the breast
Excess mammary gland tissue is removed
Liposuction may be used to remove excess breast fat
The incisions are sutured
The type of gynaecomastia correction procedure you will have depends on the underlying cause of the gynaecomastia:
If the enlargement is due to excess fatty tissue alone then liposuction will be used to remove the fat-containing cells through very small incisions. If the enlargement is due to excess glandular tissue alone (usually lying beneath the nipple) then a small incision around the edge of the areola (periareolar scar) will be used and the tissue cut out rather than suctioned out.
If the enlargement is due to a combination of excess fatty tissue and glandular tissue then it is likely you will need both liposuction and a surgical excision using a periareolar incision.
In a very small number of cases, where the degree of breast enlargement is extreme, then a larger procedure may be required necessitating longer scars to remove excess skin as well as the fatty and glandular tissue. Dr Norris will tell you which technique is most appropriate for you after assessment of your chest at your initial consultation.
At the end of the operation the incisions are closed with absorbable sutures to save you the inconvenience of having them removed. A dressing is applied over the incisions and you will leave the hospital wearing a comfortable and supportive chest binder garment.
Dr. Norris provides a Lifetime Followup Guarantee to all patients of Form and Face so that you can feel supported throughout the recovery process and beyond.
Dr Benjamin Norris has trained for more than 20 years in Sydney and overseas to become fully qualified as a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who has particular knowledge in Cosmetic Surgery. It takes this long to become a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is your assurance that your surgeon has been stringently trained and tested to the exacting standards of the only recognised governing body that trains Plastic Surgeons in Australia.
To maintain a standard of care for his patients, and to ensure exposure to the latest techniques, Dr Norris has an on-going program which involves traveling to Cosmetic Plastic Surgery centres throughout Europe and the United States.
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Disclaimer: Every persons body is completely unique and everyones circumstances are different. Because of this we cannot guarantee results and results will be completely unique from person to person.
