Gynecomastia cases can be subdivided into different classes, depending on the nature and severity of the growth of breast tissue. 
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Grade one. The patient experiences some growth of breast without additional skin produced in excess.
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Grade two. The breast growth is more moderate, but there is still no excess skin.
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Grade three. Breast growth is also moderate, and there is skin excess.
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Grade four. Substantial breast growth is observed in addition to excess skin.
Medical solutions for gynecomastia exist, including liposuction, mastectomy and other surgeries. But reversing or resolving the problem can be quite hard, particularly if it has persisted for over a year. Interventions put patients at risk for infection, scaring, loss of sensation, disfigurement, and other postsurgical complications.
Why does gynecomastia happen?
The balance of hormones in our body profoundly affects how different tissues grow or don’t grow. Androgen, estrogen and a handful of other hormones play defining roles in how people manifest sexual characteristics. Hence, these hormones are called “sex hormones.” Estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin are the “female hormones,” while hormones like testosterone are the “male hormones.” In reality, both men and women produce all of these hormones.
Fixing a hormonal imbalance is not as simple as injecting more of a missing hormone or targeting and reducing a hormone that is being made in excess. However, sometimes, simple tactics like this can be surprisingly effective at treating certain conditions. Take obesity. New science seems to indicate that a single hormone — the hormone insulin — may be primarily responsible for causing obesity and overweight. Diets designed to reduce insulin levels seem to be uniquely powerful at reversing obesity/overweight, according to some compelling science.
Similarly, gynecomastia does seem to be intimately related to prolactin levels. Unfortunately, after high prolactin levels have induced breast growth, normalizing prolactin is often insufficient to fix the problem. The engorged breast tissue remains.
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