Brian Lewis Gonzalez spent most of his life trying not to be seen. Growing up in Brooklyn, he kept to himself, slouching and layering to disguise the excess breast tissue that made him the target of ...
A few years ago, I had a male patient who came to me complaining of breast enlargement. At first, we thought it was a side effect of one of his medications for an enlarged prostate. But during the ...
For many Indian men, a health issue that rarely finds a voice in public conversations is gynecomastia, commonly referred to as "man boobs," a condition that leads to the development of breast tissue ...
More men are going under the knife for a condition that can lead to bullying and shame. It's estimated that over 50% of men are affected by gynecomastia, or enlarged male breast tissue, at some point ...
In 2023, more than 1.6 million men had cosmetic procedures, a significant portion of which were breast reductions. Gynecomastia surgery — a procedure that removes excess breast tissue from males ...
A growing number of men in the U.S. are turning to plastic surgery to treat gynecomastia, a male breast reduction procedure that has become the most common plastic surgery among men in 2024. What’s ...
Male breast cancer is often treated with methods similar to female breast cancer treatment. These may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, or a ...
This study highlights the lack of clear guidelines for breast cancer management in transgender men after chest contouring surgery. While data is limited, the authors suggest adapting existing ...
Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. A few years ago, I had a male patient who came to me ...