Why more men are seeking breast reduction surgery: gynecomastia, enlarged breast disorder they’re ashamed about
A growing number of American men are suffering embarrassment and shame because of a disorder that causes enlarged breasts. They undergo a form of liposuction that liquefies unwanted fat and removes it from the body
With the music of rapper Jay-Z blaring in the background, Marwan Khalifeh, a Washington-area cosmetic surgeon, vigorously plunges a straw-like metal probe back and forth through the breasts of a patient lying on an operating table, as if he is playing a cello.
The goal is to reduce the size of his patient’s breasts, an increasingly common procedure for women who decide to change their lifestyle or address a medical condition.
And Khalifeh’s operating room on the 17th floor of a medical arts building is arrayed with state-of-the-art equipment, including a laser machine called the Smartlipo MPX that emulsifies unwanted fat.
But in this case, Khalifeh is using his surgical talents to shrink the breasts of a 32-year-old man who has suffered the indignity of having a feminine shape most of his life.
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David, a government contracting consultant and self-described physical fitness zealot, had spent years trying to hide the size of his breasts with loose-fitting or dark-coloured shirts and by avoiding beaches or locker rooms where he might have to bare his chest. He long complained that his oversized breasts – a small B cup of breast tissue – had frustrated his body building efforts and made it harder to lose weight.