Gynecomastia Surgery: The Journey of Three Men (Highlights)

Documentary following the experiences of three men who each chose surgery to deal wth their gynecomastia. Seven minute highlights excerpted from the full 68 minute video, which you can view at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4621977890577486719 For more information see http://www.gynecomastia.org

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• gynecomastia
• surgery
• male
• breasts
• documentary

[samus1818]

I just wanted to thank these 3 men for sharing their story. I could totally relate to everything they are saying, and it's refreshing to hear some dialogue about this issue. This is actually the first time i've seen it discussed in a positive way.

[osoeh8]

I had the man boobies and got tired of having to hid my chest behind certain shirts. In 2005 i got the liposuction done on my chest, with the deep cutting techniques. Today i am consistenly happy with my flat normal chest. Women don't like their guys to have man tits.

[involverrrrr]

@osoeh8 my girlfriend said everyone is diffrent, i mean i don't have big , but slightly puffy areolas, but still, whatever she said is still not good for me, i hate this, is liposuction like surgery?

[trade350]

At least one of these guys is equally fat all over his torso.  My pecs are just as big maybe bigger but they are all muscle and shaped like pecs. Why can't people go on a diet? So now the last guy in the film has a big belly and a flat chest.

[lordguitarist]

removed through an operation. How you know you have proper gynecomastia is when you lose weight/tone up enough you will be able to see your abs, but you will still have a lot of fat around your chest/nipples that won't go away, it will then be clear that you have a build up of breast tissue. The best thing to do is to see a professional about it to see what can be done.

[lordguitarist]

Their are two types of gynecomastia, one is pseudo gynecomastia where it is mostly fat and can be lost by a strict excercise and diet programme, a more extreme measure would be to have lipo suction to remove this excess fat, a lot of people just have pseudo because they are overweight.

The real gynecomastia is where you actually have breast tissue that needs to be removed by a surgeon, no amount of dieting or exercising can break up this tissue, with todays modern procedures this can be

[hospitalbedpan1]

ok, these guys are simply overweight, and from the looks of it, the weight is causing their moobs. They simply need to eat right and work out.

I'm not saying the disease is phony. There are plenty of doods within normal weight ranges who have this disease. Those are the guys who should get the surgery.

[jcayub]

I am no expert, not a doctor or a professional but, IMHO, these guys did not have abnormally large man boobs. They are simply a few pounds overweight (nothing wrong with that!) and I bet if they lost weight or worked out more they would eliminate most if not all of the excessive boobies that seem to bother them.

Again, it is all IMHO and if the surgery made them happier, more power to them!

[sshaxy]

@velveetaslingshot im sorry man...ive been made fun of wen i was young (13) then i literaly hid my gyno from everyone ever since then... like no one knows that i still have it... at the same time no one has seen me with my shirt off.. im 20 years old in college with no job.. wtf am i supposed to do? tell my parents or something?

[arvydas0069]

@jamesguit gynecomastia is mostly a european trait

[MrJtr1888]

It's funny to see how so many people on here think you can eliminate it by exercise. It is not just fat alone. It is also breast tissue which does not go away from exercise. It is widely believed that marijuana and certain antacids can contribute to gynecomastia.

[moneymotivated007]

i got it which started last year when it was very painful and its caused me to have puffy nipples and fat around the nipple underneath and make them look big and is definately embarrasing.... getting surgery called lumpectomy which is the only way my ins will pay for it because its considered cosmetic... thanks god i work in a OR in a hospital so i know this stuff.... cant wait to get it done