man boobs?

[nt2b4gtn]

has anyone in here had the killer man boob condition and with the weight loss they go away?

[Phair]

Re: man boobs?

Lose weight will not solve your problem, you need a plastic surgey to remove mamal tissue (with mixed fat inside). The doctor will indicate a blood/hormonal examination and you will next go to the surgey.

[sallyseachange]

Re: man boobs?

I'm not a man, so I'm not sure about this, but I would have thought that weight loss would certainly improve the problem. My husband has slight man boobs and they are definitely a lot less pronounced when he's in a slimmer phase.

As for me, I was very heavy breasted before Atkins. Mine shrank dramatically (almost too much!)... but maybe it's diff for women.

[Jace]

Re: man boobs?

A condition like Gynecomastia usually needs to be removed surgically.

If you have them from just being overweight...yes, they can go away on their own without resorting to surgery.

Best of luck!

~Far la bella figura!

[CAbubba]

Re: man boobs?

I had some rather large man boobs myself even 20 lbs ago. You could see 'em through my shirts. Now, they're all but gone. Unless you have some sort of condition, I'd hold out hope that as you slim down, they'll slim down too.

Having larger breasts than my wife was INCREDIBLY horrid!

[liftinguru]

Re: man boobs?

Yeah, there's fat man boobs and then there's real man boobs. It may be difficult to tell them apart if you're really overweight but the difference is that real breasts don't vanish with weight loss. I knew someone with that condition--he was maybe 10 pounds overweight, nothing serious, but he had real breasts, just like a woman has. That requires surgery--regular fat chest syndrome should heal itself as you lose weight.

Then there's the annoying condition during weight loss (at about the halfway point) in some people where inches are lost in specific places while other parts of the body haven't lose much of anything-- For instance one might lose 6 full inches in the area just below the chest but just above the waist. While this is good, it can give the appearance that you are more out of shape than you really are, because your chest and stomach will be more prominant. The only way to truly tell what parts of the body are difficult areas that *might* require surgical correction is to be at your ideal body weight.

[nt2b4gtn]

Re: man boobs?

i am a good bit overweight i am 6' 2" about 260 right now, my brother is about the same and has the same "man boobs" so i dont think its a medical condition other than being fat! Lol, i was jus wondering if there was any men in here that had the same problem resolve itself when the weight came off

[dave318]

Re: man boobs?

Should be nothing a good bench press exercise wouldn't sort out, by the sounds of things. I've always had a broad chest, so my Moobs don't look too bad, but I am hoping the will go with Atkins and Exercise. (Apparently it's non-negotiable).
David

[Jace]

Re: man boobs?

At 285 lbs...mine were pretty severe. However, they are completely gone now. There's hope!

Best of luck!

~Far la bella figura!