Written by Richard Simmons| Monday, 31 October 2011| There is 1 comment
if you are suffering from man boobs you are probably overweight
Plastic surgeons in the UK have been noting the big increase in the amount of men coming forward seeking breast reduction surgery or gynecomastia surgery to give it its correct medical name. However rather than immediately agreeing to operate on them surgeons are being encouraged to first make sure that they lose weight so that they reduce their breast size naturally. /p>
It is also possible that by eating healthily even if you are not very overweight you can reduce the size of your man boobs naturally. For example cutting out alcohol can help to boost testosterone production and reduce estrogen. Apart from the fact that alcohol is very fattening it also is bad for male sexual prowess and this can lead to your body becoming less muscular and toned.
Working out in the gym and doing regular press ups and other chest exercises can also change the shape of your breasts and turn your man boobs into muscular pectoral muscles. This would be a much better solution than undergoing the surgical knife because not only would you look better but you would be physically stronger and healthier.
Making a visit to a plastic surgeon the first point of call because you are suffering from man boobs is a bit of a cop out and a short term solution to a long term problem. The chances are that if you are suffering from man boobs you are probably overweight, not living healthy and not getting any exercise.
In some cases which could be to do with an excess of estrogen being produced when going through puberty men really do have gynecomastia which is in no way related to an unhealthy lifestyle and also some teenage boys going through puberty start to develop gynecomastia but this is usually short term and goes away naturally.
