Is surgery the only option? How can you be sure you are not just fat?
2006-08-28 11:13:19 · 6 answers · asked by n2mustaches 4 in Health ➔ Men's Health
Sorry, more details, I myself am not overweight and son't have gynecomastia, I was wondering if it was another pseudo condition, like fat women who say it is just my hormones. After having read about it and seen some pictures i do believe it exists. SOme of the men really did have breasts, though i think some others were being told by their doctors that it was gynecomastia rather than fat so they had to pay for surgery.
2006-08-29 01:01:19 · update #1
Hello!! :o) I'm 43 years old and because of my 'big chest' I haven't taken my shirt off in public since I was about 8 years old. I've always been overweight [by at least 40 lbs] so I believe that MY 'big chest' is just excess fat. It also FEELS 'just like fat'. If you are overweight - this might be true for you too. If you stand up and lean forward [with your shirt off] and feel your chest with your fingers - you should be able to get some sense of what they're made of. If they feel soft and there is no obvious fibrous mass - than it's probably just fat. If you DO feel something that feels like a clump of something - then it might be gynecomastia. Unfortunately - losing weight doesn't help with gynecomastia. So you MIGHT want to consider surgery. This is especially true if you are - otherwise - not overweight. I hope this helps. And believe you me - I can empathize with what you have gone through. Craig!! :o)
2006-08-28 11:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your doctor should be able to evaluate your body type and tell you what your options are.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia
Here's a website that has lots of info on the subject.
2006-08-28 18:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by Sabina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get tubes of dihydrotestosterone to rub onto your chest that may shrink the breast tissue. I assume you can have an x-ray to see if it is fat or breast tissue or maybe a biopsy.
2006-08-28 18:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are more than 100 lbs overweight and you have tried every option there is to lose weight then surgery is your last and ONLY option
2006-08-28 18:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is just fat... they use liposuction
2006-08-28 19:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by dicknhnd 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no it isn't diet and excises helps
2006-08-29 11:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by munchie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋