Author Topic: What to do?  (Read 1303 times)

Offline rporter10

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hey everyone

I'm 18 years old, in pretty good shape; never been overweight and right now am on the skinny side at 5'8" 130 lbs.  I first got gynecomastia when I was about 12, in the form of what appeared to mostly be fat deposits in my chest area.  I noticed the lumps of breast tissue when I was 15; the doctor told me this was normal.  Now, since then my gyno has subsided, but I still have a pointy chest with a bunch of fat on top of the lumps on either side.  It's not terribly visible when I'm wearing a shirt, but when I take my shirt off it's pretty obvious.  I hit puberty really late--my voice changed when I was 15, and I still look pretty young--which has my wondering whether I should try and wait it out.  I know most cases of gyno subside within 2-3 years, but after 6 years without this thing going away, I'm really thinking about surgery.  Obviously I would prefer hormones or pills, but there doesn't seem to be a consensus on whether these work.  Is there any chance of its going away on its own?

EDIT:
here's some pictures

http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=me1mz0.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=me2sm4.jpg
« Last Edit: October 25, 2008, 09:56:50 PM by rporter10 »

Offline headheldhigh01

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there is a consensus.  it won't go away on its own, and they don't work.  you definitely have pointies, and if you can't live with them, start talking to a ps. 
* a man is more than a body will ever tell
* if it screws up your life the same, is there really any such thing as "mild" gyne?

 

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