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Any surrounding gynecomastia of the breast outside of the nipple area can also be removed at the same time. It involves the simple deposition of fat around the chest but true gynecomastia is entirely different. What Is The Difference Between Chest Fat And Gynecomastia Elegance Clinic Hes had gynecomastia since he was 13. Gyno or fat tissue . My son is almost 18. For the longest time I have been an advocate eliminating the term pseudogynecomastia because it implies that there can be false gynecomastia the appearance of a female like breast in a man that is from fat and not gynecomastia tissue. Chest fat as the name suggests is the name given to the fat that accumulates in the chest area of men. Adipose tissue fat tissue is removed in patients who have gynecomastia with excess fat tissue. The breast tissue tends to be very firm and nodular and gritty when pinched between your fingers whereas fat tends to be softer and more compressible. True gynecomastia is male breasts that...