We talked last time about how man boob operations have skyrocketed in the last year, especially in the UK.  This is an operation that would be like breast implants for women, except instead of putting an implant in, they are making incisions and sucking the fat out, sort of like liposuction for male breast reduction, rather than on the thighs and other problem areas.  After all, most men do not want to see breasts on themselves, unless of course they desire to have female breasts, which is more common than you think.

The most obvious reason for when men develop man boobs is that they have excess fat on their body, and it just so happens to store it in the breast area. This can vary from man to man of course.

Some men may be more apt to store excess fat in their abdomen, which is actually far more deadly since stomach fat is dangerous. It’s the whole body shape thing. Some men may store it in their rear ends, although that’s rare, but some men deposit their extra fat into their breasts.

There is an actual disorder called gynecomastia, where men typically deposit most if not a large portion of their excess fat in the breast tissue area. These are the men who really generally are the ones who have to get an operation to remove the fat instead of just going on a diet and losing a lot of excess weight or trying out one of the new male breast reduction pills that was recently introduced.

Your age is definitely a factor too. The older men get, the more likely their bodies are to rearrange how they store fat, and their upper chest just happens to take on that lovely new role. Often times, you will see even thin men have excess breast tissue, it’s sort of an unfortunate hallmark of getting older for men that comes with the territory.

Some medications can also affect whether men grow man boobs as they can change the chemistry of the body, making their female hormones more dominant. The same goes for certain types of drugs. Actually, steroids have typically been pegged in the growth of man boobs, and men are hyper aware of this, especially since most men on steroids are looking to look better, not worse, and grow man boobs.

If you can’t get rid of them by dieting or exercise, then often times they can be removed via surgery, or at least dramatically reduced this way.

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