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More and more men are struggling with excess weight, and one of its side effects is unnaturally large breasts. Almost like women.
- For boys and men, a distorted chest with large breasts is a very serious problem. They come to the doctor and ask, ‘What’s wrong with me? I don’t want to look like a woman! »
- Many young people hate their oversized breasts. They are ashamed of it and never undress at the beach or in the pool
- You can suck off excess body fat. The procedure is not complicated. The effect of improving the appearance of the chest after liposuction is visible almost immediately
The sunbathing season has just started. The seaside beaches, bathing areas, lake bridges are swarmed with men who show their torsos more or less willingly.
However, men whose muscles do not resemble ancient statues do not choose public negligee. For a simple reason: they are ashamed of their big breasts.
Who is the male push-up
If you look closely, you can sometimes see special underwear underneath men’s T-shirts. It is produced, for example, by the American company Funkybod. It is in the form of a vest with a push-up bra. The cushions sewn from the inside significantly enlarge the biceps, triceps and muscles around the chest.
Not so long ago, nosy paparazzi caught the famous actor Jack Nicholson on the beach basking in the water revealing quite a large breasts. Internet users ironically and even slightly maliciously advised him to put on a bra.
They commented equally bitterly on the abundant breasts of another actor – Russell Crowe, famous for his role as a muscular Roman commander in the movie “Gladiator” or the appearance of other movie stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Travolta. Their once wonderfully muscled chests don’t look like that anymore.
Under the influence of the media, some men began to wonder about the appearance of their breasts. They are subjected to the same image pressure as women and are subject to the same stereotypes.
A fat Polish man
The male problem of female breasts has a serious dimension, as it may result from the epidemic of the 1,9st century – obesity and overweight. The World Health Organization warns that 650 billion adults are struggling with the problem of overweight, including XNUMX million suffering from obesity.
In Poland, as much as 64 percent suffer from excess weight. men. The problem manifests itself not only in abdominal obesity, but also in enlarged breasts.
– For boys and men, the deformed chest with large breasts is a very serious problem – admits Dr. Katarzyna Stelczyk, MD, a specialist in plastic surgery – Gentlemen come to the clinic and ask: «What’s wrong with me? I don’t want to look like a woman! ». The cause of this ailment may be – but not always – unfortunately – obesity – adds the doctor.
Interestingly, older men also report to Dr. Stelczyk with a similar problem of excess fat on the torso.
The matter becomes more complicated when the doctor diagnoses gynecomastia in patients, and this enlargement of the mammary gland has nothing to do with weight gain. Some specialists believe that this condition is associated with an excess of prolactin in the male body. In women, this hormone is responsible for the production of milk.
Michał, 22, has been struggling with the problem of obesity since he was a child. Thanks to backbreaking exercises in the gym, he managed to get a shapely figure, but the bust on the chest remained.
– I hated myself for my appearance. It seemed to me that everyone saw not me, but my unmanly breasts. Even when I masked it with several layers of clothing. There was no question of undressing at the beach or swimming pool – says the boy.
Because the breasts were too big
– Enlargement of male breasts can cause psychological problems. Especially in young people. They are ashamed of their appearance, so they close in on themselves. They blame their little male torso for the lack of interest in women – analyzes Dr. Stelczyk. – They give up physical activity, so they put on weight along with the fatty tissue on the chest. The same applies to gynecomastia – an enlargement of the mammary gland. Gentlemen are often ashamed to go to the doctor and ask, which is a pity, because medicine can do a lot today. In this way, the circle is closed, which is why, over time, various anxiety states and phobias may appear in such men. And even depression, including suicide attempts, she emphasizes.
Interestingly, older men also report to Dr. Stelczyk with the problem of large breasts.
– Polish seniors are experiencing a real renaissance. They want to live like young people, look like young people. They want to look attractive, play sports. And to look good naked, often for your younger partners – explains the owner of the Plastic Surgery Clinic “Dr Stelczyk Clinic”.
Polish men who do not tolerate the problem of the appearance of their oversized mammary glands more and more often decide to undergo plastic surgery. Perhaps not as often as in Great Britain, where the correction of male breasts has become – after nose correction – the second most popular male cosmetic surgery. However, also in Poland, this topic ceases to be taboo and becomes even fashionable.
Mboobs, meaning masculine
30-40 percent of women suffer from the disease of “woman’s” breasts. adult men in the world. It was the British who invented the name ‘mboobs’ for them, resulting from the combination of the words ‘man’ – man and ‘boobs’ – tits.
The word masculine was created out of a pun and it may be frivolous, but there is a serious problem behind it, commonly referred to as gynecomastia.
– The most important thing for me, as a specialist in plastic surgery, is the correct diagnosis – emphasizes Dr. Stelczyk. – I need to know if the patient comes to me with a medical condition called gynecomastia or lipomastia, or maybe with a mixed form. All of these causes of male breast enlargement are similar, but not the same. Usually, an ultrasound examination that confirms the type of disease is sufficient for a correct diagnosis. Thanks to this, the surgeon can choose the correct method of surgical treatment, which guarantees the effectiveness of treatment, safety for the patient and a very good aesthetic effect, which is what men want the most.
Lipomastia, or the lesser evil
Lipomastia is an overgrowth of adipose tissue within the breast and is mainly an aesthetic problem. Its removal improves the appearance of the chest and the entire figure, because it happens that after intensive slimming, male breasts fall, become flaccid and wrinkled.
In the case of lipomastia, adipose tissue can be suctioned off. It is the doctor who decides which liposuction method to use so that it is the least invasive and at the same time gives the best aesthetic effect. It is worse if, after suctioning a very large amount of fat tissue, it is necessary to perform plasty of excess flaccid skin, because the compression garment that the patient wears after the procedure, unfortunately, will not cope with this problem. Then the plastic surgeon should choose the operating method according to the local condition of the patient, so that after the treatment is completed, the scars are as small as possible and very poorly visible.
The procedure is not complicated. The best results are achieved when the patient’s skin is firm and “exercised”. The effect of improving the appearance of the chest after liposuction is visible almost immediately, but the final effect should be expected about 6 weeks after the procedure.
When lipomastia is insignificant, it may be enough to dissolve adipose tissue with special preparations, or the carboxytherapy method can be used. However, if the doctor is dealing with significant excess skin, a surgical reduction may be necessary. You need to wait a little longer, about 3 months, to see the results of the surgery.
The problem with gynecomastia
The matter becomes more complicated when the doctor finds gynecomastia in patients. Some specialists believe that this condition is associated with an excess of prolactin in the male body. In women, this hormone is responsible for the production of milk.
Another theory is that gynecomastia is hormonal when androgen and estrogen levels are out of balance. The condition of adipose tissue hypertrophy may also be caused by complications related to other diseases: kidney, liver, thyroid insufficiency or avitaminosis.
It was found that alcohol, heroin and marijuana can also cause symptoms of gynecomastia – emphasizes Dr. Stelczyk. – The surgical treatment of gynecomastia involves the removal of the overgrown glandular tissue, which the surgeon should obligatorily send for histopathological examination after removal to exclude a neoplastic lesion. In the case of the mixed form of lipo and gynecomastia, liposuction and removal of the breast tissue from the enlarged incision during the same procedure. In the case of large, pendulous breasts, it is necessary to cut out excess skin, and even to shift the areolka-nipple complex upwards. After the wound is closed with sutures, a pressure dressing is applied. It should be compression underwear made or selected individually for the patient – he ends.
The prices of male breast reduction procedures range from PLN 3 to PLN 10, but the surgical reduction of enlarged male breasts, after appropriate qualification for the procedure, is reimbursed in 100% by the National Health Fund. Remember about the waiting time for the procedure. Unfortunately, private plastic surgery clinics rarely have contracts with the National Health Fund.