The Difference between Gynecomastia and Pseudogynecomastia

Posted by webonlineforu on August 24th, 2016

Pseudogynecomastia is a condition that is often confused with gynecomastia. In essence, any man with enlarged breasts tissue or larger than normal breasts to their body size would most likely conclude that they have gynecomastia. However, this is not always the case.

Practically, both gynecomastia and Pseudogynecomastia look the same to the untrained eye. Both of these conditions are in the form of larger than normal breasts for male persons. However, these two are quite different in occurrence as well as treatment procedures and methods.

Gynecomastia is the enlargement of male breasts tissue to an abnormal or bigger than normal size. This condition is most often triggered by hormonal imbalance where the oestrogen levels become higher than the testosterone levels in a male body. This result is development of feminine features and most notably would be the enlarged breasts. This condition is also effectively treated by male breasts reduction surgery in Bangalore.

Pseudogynecomastia, on the other hand, is made up of two words: pseudo and gynecomastia. Pseudo means false or to mask. Thus, Pseudogynecomastia is a false form of gynecomastia. Unlike gynecomastia, Pseudogynecomastia is an accumulation of fat in the breast tissues. It is not tissue development in the male breasts area but rather deposits of fats on the breast area.

While gynecomastia is caused by hormonal imbalance and is treated through male breast reduction surgery in Bangalore, Pseudogynecomastia has got nothing to do with hormones or hormonal imbalance. It is all about excessive fat in the body being deposited in the breast area of a male person.

However, to an untrained eye, these conditions manifest themselves in the same exact way and thus you need to seek professional opinions from doctors at Bangalore Genesis Hospital in order to differentiate the two.

One other difference between gynecomastia and Pseudogynecomastia is the feeling when touched by hand. For gynecomastia which is normally growth of tissue, you will feel a hard lump or hard mass around the nipple of the breast. This hard lump is the tissue that has grown in this area.

However, for Pseudogynecomastia, the texture is soft all through as there is pure deposit of fats all through. This is one easy way to differentiate between gynecomastia and Pseudogynecomastia.