How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs

  • November 9, 2009
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Having noticeable breasts can be embarrassing, but it doesn’t have to be permanent.

You Will Need

  • A medical checkup
  • Hormone therapy
  • Liposuction or breast reduction surgery
  • A diet (optional)
How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: Know what it is

Step 1: Know what it is

Understand your condition. It’s called gynecomastia, and is usually due to either an excess of the female hormone estrogen or low levels of the male hormone testosterone. It can occur in babies, teen boys, and adult men.

How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: Realize it may be temporary

Step 2: Realize it may be temporary

If you are a teen, realize that your breast enlargement is probably the temporary result of raging hormones, and will clear up on its own after puberty. Gynecomastia in babies usually resolves itself on its own, too.

In a few cases, prepubescent development of gynecomastia has been linked to regular use of lavender or tea tree oil, found in some lotions.

How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: Go on a diet

Step 3: Go on a diet

Go on a diet if you need to. Obesity can cause male breast enlargement.

How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: See a doctor

Step 4: See a doctor

See an endocrinologist, who can determine if your breasts are the result of a serious medical condition, like kidney failure, liver disease, or testicular tumors. Enlarged breasts can also be a side effect of many medications.

Men who abuse illegal steroids are at risk of breast enlargement, and long-term use of marijuana may be linked to gynecomastia.

How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: Try hormone therapy

Step 5: Try hormone therapy

Ask your doctor if hormone therapy might be right for you. Some cases of gynecomastia are successfully treated with testosterone patches or a breast cancer drug that inhibits estrogen.

How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: Consider liposuction

Step 6: Consider liposuction

Consult with a cosmetic surgeon about removing the extra fatty tissue with liposuction.

How To Get Rid Of Man Boobs: Have surgery

Step 7: Have surgery

If your condition is severe, consider breast-reduction surgery. Most insurance providers won’t cover the procedure, but some patients have successfully won appeals.

In 2008, 18,000 men had breast reductions, making the procedure more popular than male butt, calf, and cheek implants combined.

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Comments (3)

sarge657

One thing that was not mentioned in this video was exercise (although a small clip was shown). I highly recommend doing a combination of fat loss cardio (Google HIIT- High Intensity Interval Training) and working the chest muscles with the bench press and incline bench/dumbbell press. I didn't have a severe case of gyno, but through a summer of working out, I have pecs now over ";moobs";.

over 2 years ago by sarge657

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deckard1

Please use the correct terminology. They are call MOOBS (Man +Boobs). Grow some cahones and say NO to MOOBS!

over 2 years ago by deckard1

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ComicStix

That's what I know them by.

over 2 years ago by ComicStix

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