Gynecomastia is the medical term for male breast enlargement (from the latin gyno, meaning “female,” and mastia, meaning “breast”). This condition is extremely common, particularly among men of certain ethnicities (Middle Eastern, Hispanic, African-American, South Asian, and Pacific Islanders, for example), and also in men who are overweight or obese. There is somewhat of a distinction between the fatty enlargement of the male breast that happens with weight gain and medical issues, which involves at least some overgrowth of the actual breast gland tissue (usually in addition to added fat in the breast). The end result, though, whatever the cause of the gynecomastia, is often social embarrassment, which can be extreme and isolating in certain circumstances for some patients, especially those with significant breast enlargement and overhang. Some of these very afflicted men have to wear bras and other supportive garments. Other patients are bothered more by the inability to wear certain clothing and change their wardrobes to be able to conceal the breast mounds.rnrnThere is a solution to this!rnThe appearance of male breasts can be treated by surgical male breast reduction and liposuction techniques, which help address both the overgrowth of breast gland tissue and fatty replacement in the breast. Sometimes liposuction (usually using Vaser ultrasound technique) alone can improve the gynecomastia in milder cases. Other patients need a combination of direct removal of the more fibrous breast gland tissue combined with liposuction for the fat tissues, in order to have a smoother result