Male breast reduction surgery reduces enlarged breasts using liposuction, or by cutting out excess glandular tissue. Usually performed as an outpatient procedure, gynecomastia surgery lasts an hour or more, under general or local anesthesia. The surgery is sometimes covered by medical insurance; the staff at Bangor Plastic and Hand Surgery can help you navigate through this process. Just like any other surgical procedure, male breast reduction entails certain risks, inducing infection, fluid accumulation, injury, rippling, or bagginess of the skin, asymmetry, or pigmentation changes (which may become permanent if exposed to sun). You may also experience excessive scarring if tissue was cut away. Some cases may require a second procedure to remove additional tissue.