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Coral Gables · JCAHO accredited facility · 4.9★ 612 reviews

Gynecomastia surgery in Miamifor a flatter male chest

Treat excess gland, fat or both with a chest plan tailored to your anatomy and goals.

Discreet gynecomastia consultation
A consultant calls you back the same day. Discreet.
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15,000+Surgeries performed
Double board-certified founderJCAHO Gold SealCleveland Clinic-trained facial surgeonHablamos Español
4.9★
Google reviews (612)
JCAHO
Gold Seal accredited facility
2×
Board-certified founder, Dr. Careaga
15,000+
Surgeries performed
Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship-trained facial surgeon

Real patients, real surgeons

Results you can scroll through

BeforeGynecomastia — before, actual Careaga patient
AfterGynecomastia — after, actual Careaga patient
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Actual patient · individual results vary
BeforeGynecomastia — before, actual Careaga patient
AfterGynecomastia — after, actual Careaga patient
Gynecomastia
Actual patient · individual results vary

Photographs are of actual patients who consented to publication. Individual results vary. Where a stock or model image is used it is labeled “Model”.

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What this procedure covers

What the operation removes

Firm glandular tissue behind the nipple — this is the part lipo cannot take
Surrounding fatty tissue, by liposuction
Excess skin, when the chest has stretched
Puffiness of the areola itself
Contour of the chest border and flanks, where it reads

Is this the right time

You are likely a good candidate if

Chest tissue has not responded to training or weight loss.
You can feel a firm disc behind the nipple — that is gland, not fat.
Your weight has been stable for several months.
You are a non-smoker, or willing to stop several weeks before surgery.

The parts people actually ask about

Straight answers before you book

Gland or fat — they need different tools

Fat responds to liposuction. Glandular tissue is firm, sits behind the nipple, and liposuction cannot remove it — which is exactly why chests treated with lipo alone stay puffy. A proper exam distinguishes the two in about a minute, and most patients have both.

Rule out the cause before you operate

Certain medications, anabolic steroids and some medical conditions cause gynecomastia. If one of those is driving yours, surgery without addressing it invites recurrence. That conversation happens before scheduling, not after.

Where the scar goes

Usually a small incision at the lower border of the areola, where the colour change hides it. Larger cases with significant skin excess need more, and you will see unretouched photographs of exactly that before you book.

No email gate games

What your quote includes

Surgeon fee and anesthesia by a board-certified anesthesiologist
Our own JCAHO accredited operating room
Compression vest
All routine post-operative visits
Private entrance and scheduling arranged around your day

Your quote comes from your exam and your plan — never from a website. Financing available through CareCredit and Alphaeon.

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Plan your time off

Recovery, planned around work

Days 1–3Compression vest on. Tightness rather than pain.
Days 5–7Most men with a desk job are back at work.
Weeks 2–4Vest continues. Swelling drops and the shape appears.
Weeks 4–6Lifting and gym return with clearance.
Months 3–6Final contour settles; the scar fades into the areolar border.

Book with a named surgeon, not a call center

Daniel Careaga, MD
Daniel Careaga, MD
Founder · Double board-certified
16 years in practice
13,000+ procedures performed
Body contouring and breast surgery

“I would rather talk you out of an operation than do one you will regret. At your consult I draw on you, show you the 3D, and tell you plainly what I will not do.”

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★★★★★

“Fifteen years of not taking my shirt off. Two weeks after surgery that was over. I only wish I had done it sooner.”

Javier T. · Miami · March 2026
★★★★★

“Back at my desk in six days, back in the gym in five weeks, exactly the timeline they gave me at the consult.”

Ricardo N. · Brickell · January 2026

Answered by our surgical team

Questions about gynecomastia surgery in miami

How much does it hurt, and what will I be given for it?

You are asleep under general anesthesia with a board-certified anesthesiologist. Most men describe a strong tightness across the chest rather than pain, and step down to ordinary painkillers by day three or four. You leave with a written pain plan.

Will it come back?

Not if the glandular tissue is removed properly — that tissue does not regrow. It can recur if the underlying cause continues: certain medications, anabolic steroids, or significant weight gain.

Can liposuction alone fix it?

Only if your problem is purely fat. Most gynecomastia involves firm gland that liposuction cannot remove, which is why lipo-only chests stay puffy. The exam tells you which you have.

How discreet is this really?

Private entrance, appointments arranged around your day, and nothing published without your written consent. Plenty of our male patients tell no one. That is entirely normal here.

Will insurance cover it?

Occasionally, when documented as symptomatic — but plan on self-pay. Financing runs through CareCredit and Alphaeon.

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Discreet gynecomastia consultation
A consultant calls you back the same day. Discreet.
Submit before 3pm and a Surgery Consultant calls you today.