At what body fat percentage would gynecomastia stop looking dumb? Wanna get rid of these moobs.

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  • Spadesheart
    Spadesheart Posts: 463 Member
    aokoye wrote: »
    Spadesheart wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    If you're concerned about hormonal irregularities, I'd ask your GP for a referral to an endocrinologist to do further testing. Otherwise, you're probably in the same boat as a lot of women are when it comes to breasts and weight loss. The ultimate results will depend on the individual ratio of fat to breast tissue. If you have a tendency to hold fat in your chest area, then weight/fat loss should solve a lot of the problem. If it's breast tissue and not fat, then you'll most likely have to look to medical or surgical options. I don't know how you'd begin to tell the difference as a male. I found out from my radiologist at my mammogram that I shouldn't expect to lose any significant breast size with weight loss due to the amount of breast tissue I have relative to fat.

    I'd definitely suggest consulting with an endocrinologist to dig deeper, though.

    So, due to really intense tissue pain a couple weeks ago in one side there, I did get an ultrasound (?) done on the area. The person doing the test said that from her perspective, if I had gynocomastia it would be mild, but she's not a doctor and doesn't know how to actually diagnose. Haven't heard back from my physician about that quite yet.

    If that were the case, I should be able to at least get rid of a lot of it, but that fat is just being stubborn. I'm 198 right now, 6'3" with a decent amount of muscle. I should almost be on the lean side by now, but by my chest and tummy, I'm not quite looking good yet.

    Here's hoping soon.

    Honestly you need to see a specialist. None of us can diagnose you, nor can you diagnose yourself. Whether or not corrective surgery would be covered by your insurance is going to be dependent on your individual insurance plan and, assuming you have gynecomastia, the cause of it. That said, we don't even know if you need corrective surgery (even if you have gynecomastia). If your current doctor is being dismissive, and it sounds like they are, see a different doctor. This could be said for just about any medical issue.

    Sigh...you're right of course, just aggressively going after non essential medical issues is difficult in Canada. I will need to get a referral from my GP. I haven't had a psychiatrist for years for similar reasons.

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