Gynecomastia Treatment - Learn What Your Best Options Are
April 24, 2008
Man boobs (gynecomastia/male breasts) has increased in occurrence over the last decade. Poorly understood, and highly traumatizing, man boobs is highly common in men between ages of 15 to 24.
Despite its extreme occurrence, the medical world has still not produced a good cure for male breasts. Yet, there has been a lot of hope offered by alternative treatment options for gynecomastia. Of course, the key to treating gynecomastia is to understand the condition and the causes behind it.
What Causes Gynecomastia?
Gynecomastia is often associated with a fatty diet. The primary factor, however behind man boobs involves more than just a fat-laden diet. While too much fat content can often result in ‘fat bags’, there are many healthy men that still have increasing fat deposits around their nipples making it look like they have gynecomastia.
In almost every case, the most important factor behind gynecomastia is actually an imbalance of the hormones. This disturbance in hormonal levels is usually more common in men with little to no exercise, and an overall poor diet. It makes sense then that, though it may seem that the high fat is to be blamed, this is not entirely true.
Man Boob Symptoms
As the terms man boobs and males breasts signify gynecomastia is defined as the condition where a man with no clear diseases that would cause something like man boobs develops fat deposits under the breasts, especially in the nipple area, giving the appearance of having breasts.
Though many times the male breasts are developed in proportion to fat deposits on the belly and other parts of the body, with many men, they are bigger than is normal, which can be a reason for widespread derision and discomposure.
Treatment For Gynecomastia
Many treatment options for gynecomastia have been offered, a large percentage of which are actually counter-productive:
1. The Scalpel - This is surprisingly common. The fat/tissue build-up underneath the breasts are removed after surgically cutting through the upper layers of skin and muscle. Though this seems to have an immediate effect, in the long tun, it may or may not be effective. In addition to this, permanent scar tissue can form underneath (which means permanent man boobs) makes this a poor choice.
2. Drugs and Medication - Widely prescribed, these drugs have yet to show any promise. The high costs and possible side effects make this a less-than-ideal option for most.
3. Condition Maskers - This category houses anything that can’t treat male breasts, but is just used to make it appear that the man boobs don’t exist anymore. A good example of a masker is the gynecomastia vest, which works in a manner very similar to a corssette. However, this only works as long as you don’t need to take the shirt off (beaches and swimming pools), and this doesn’t treat the problem.
4. Exercises to get rid of man boobs - If one knows what exercises help get rid of man boobs, follows them diligently, and is (very) patient, then these can be effective. In addition, this is not immediately effective in treating issues resulting from excessive hormonal imbalance and cannot really take away the fat being deposited in the chest.
The optimum choice is to make use of a system that organizes the dietary needs, the exercises and the supplements in a plan that swiftly helps cure this humiliating condition.
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