Puffy Nipple Treatment

                                         Puffy Nipple and Its Treatment

What is Puffy Nipple 

Many young man are very disturbed about their nipple shape because they look more bulky or more prominent than others. They find their chest shape very awkward because it resembles like that of woman. This prominent nipple and its surrounding enlarged chest is termed by them as #puffynipple .
In real sense, it is a condition which usually develops in young boys during age of puberty. In some boys their chest start bulging and appear like woman breast. This condition is called as male breast or #gynaecomastia. In this condition nipples being protruded are called puffy nipple in layman language.

Why some boys have Puffy Nipple

Any boy can develop this problem. This problem is not due to any dietary irregularity. Breast Gland enhance in size and take the shape of puffy nipple. In most of cases it is genetically determined. In a person with gynaecomastia either hormone level is on higher side or glands are more sensitive for the hormone. If this problem develops in middle aged person or only on one side it may be cancer of male breast. One should be very careful in such cases

Anatomy of enlarged man chest

Puffy nipple or enlarged #manchest consist of #breast gland. Usually in man these glands do not develop. But in some cases these glands increase in size up to various size  and appear like that of women  breast. It has glands and fat surrounding glands. Depending upon the size it is of four grades.

                                                                                     
Various grades of puffy nipples

What is the problem with Puffy Nipple

       Puffy nipple or man breast is usually painless but some men complain of mild pain. In some cases there is complain of discharge from the nipple. But most of persons coming to plastic surgery clinic complain that they find it very embarrassing to go in public with slim fit clothes or unable to play with peers. They find it difficult and feel uncomfortable when they go for swimming or gym or in public places. Although it is a cosmetic problem but it affect the self esteem of a person to a great extent

Which Medicine help in treating puffy Nipple

 puffy Nipple or gynaecomastia is a surgical problem. It is not a medical problem. Medicines do not help in reducing the size of man chest. 

Can exercise or work out help in reducing this puffy nipple?

Most of men coming to cosmetic surgery clinic for the treatment of man breast reduction ask this question or some of them had already tried work out but they find work out not helpful. Usually workout increases the bulk of chest muscle pectoralis major and increases its tone. Breast gland do not have muscle and they are above the muscle so exercise does not help in reducing this problem.

How to get rid off this problem?

  Man breast is most successfully treated by surgery. It is called as gynaecomastia surgery or man breast reduction surgery. A plastic or #cosmeticsurgeon treat this in such a way that you don't get any visible scar on chest. Depending upon its severity, he treat this first by Liposuction to remove fat  from and arround the breast gland. Then he removes the breast gland through a small cut. It reduces the bulging ches tand produce flat manly chest. 

Is #chestsurgery associated with any side effect?


#Manchestreduction surgery is a safe surgery. It is not associated with any major complication or side effect. After Surgery one recovers very well in few days. After  Surgery one may develop small blood collection below skin, decreased sensation in chest and nipple area , infection, swelling. But all these complications are temporary and recovers within few days 

Is surgery painful? 

#Breastsurgery is done either in local anaesthesia or in general anaesthesia. Under general anaesthesia, during surgery one remains in deep sleep and it requirse hospitalization for half day. In Local anaesthesia, surgeon gives you  injection in chest around the enlarged gland and when it becomes numb surgery is done. You may go home after 1 hour of surgery and it does not require any hospitalzation  But local anaesthesia is not very helpful in larger size breast.