man boobs

How much did the surgery cost? I would love to have it done. I am ok with having a belly, but I hate the boobs. I haven't gone outside of my house without a shirt on since I was 12 or so..... Don't even swim without my shirt

Either loser weight, do alot of press ups - You know stuff that works your pecks etc. A friend of mine had surgery to remove excessive fat with his man boobs lol

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only thing about doing those things hornyprincezz, is that the mamory glands are still there.....you will have great pecs with (like me) size c cup tits on top of them....the only real solution is surgery. loosing weight does help, but as above, there will still be mammory glands

Price varies from doctor to doctor depending on 1) his fee 2) what kind of anesthesia you have done and 3) what exactly you have done (lipo vs. excision of the glandular mass). I think, ballpark, I spent about $6k.

You're also correct in that exercise won't eliminate it. You mentioned you were overweight. I'm willing to bet that losing fat via diet and exercise would help improve the appearance of your chest but you're right - the gyne will still be there. Anyone else who thinks otherwise is just an armchair expert who doesn't know what they're talking about.

Good luck!

thanks man.....yeah, i'm working on the weight loss thing (walking at least 3 miles a session 3-4 times a week....though the weather has been a pain in the ass here lately), and hopefully once I can get a job, I'm going to get a gym membership so I can start working on trying to get definition (all of my weight is on my midsection). Also another question....and you might or might not be able to answer it. When/if I finally get health insurance back.....would insurance help cover the cost? I have a bad back, and a hump (in my opinion its b/c of the weight from the boobs), and my upper back hurts alot.

In my experience most insurance plans won't cover the procedure as it's cosmetic. However, that's not to say this has never happened and if it has other negative "health" consequences (though I think having to deal with gynecomastia is bad enough) then insurance may cover it. I'd definitely talk to your plastic surgeon about it. He may be able to convince the insurance co otherwise. I had money saved up so I paid for it out of pocket.

Another piece of advice: Make sure your have lipo AND a glandular excision done. Everyone I've talked to who has gone the lipo only route has been very disappointed with the results. I had glandular excision and lipo and was very pleased with the results.

If you need help with diet and/or exercise I'm glad to share my thoughts too.

Check your PM's YEah would love some advice on diet and exercise.... one thing I must say is that I have made some pretty drastic changes in my life here since the first of the year...quit smoking, started changing my diet....stuff like that.... But Yeah, I would love some advice THanks

I have never seen a perfect body yet.

Who cares if a man has "man boobs" ? None of is perfect. When you love someone, you love someone. Period. The problem with people who are so body obsessed is that they never find true love -- and that is sad.

The body is very temporary...

I gotta agree with bigbull. I don't mind "manboobs" and if it makes a guy feel good, I like to play with/suck/lick them. Especially if it makes him squirm. :)

You are fine the way you are. I've never seen a perfect body yet.
We are all flawed, and thus human.

I agree with your first point but not the second.

No one is perfect, I agree. But the fact of the matter is that the body is NOT temporary. You're going to have your same body your entire life and this problem is very fixable. Why not take care of it? I understand that some people may value some things over others but to each their own. I'm definitely not of the opinion to ignore something just because no one is perfect.

A person should take care of his body out of concern for his health, not for vanity's sake.

The body is very temporary, it will fade in beauty over time, and it will return to dust.

my issues have nothing to do with vanity.....has to do with the fact that I have hated my body since I grew them (also has to do with the fact that I was sexually abused b/t ages 8 or so until age 14 or so). I can't look at myself in the mirror, I can't take my shirt off around other people....in fact, when I go to the dr. and he tells me to take my shirt off....i have panic attacks.....I freak out if someone touches my chest or belly.... thats way I hate them and want them to be fixed...so I can feel like a normal man; and not feel like everyone is staring at my chest when I walk by (as they stick out like a sore thumb)


Edit: forgot to mention, the person who sexually abused me used to love to tell me things like "You have bigger tits than most women do" "I'll bet all of the girls in your school are jealous of your big tits." you know shit like that.....that fuck a person up in the head.

I hope in the future when people make blanket statements, that they stop and think what they're saying before they say it. Words hurt and they're just as abusive. We ALL have issues about our bodies, unless of course you're perfect and well....