Gynecomastia or extra fat?

[Sixen]

Hey I joined the forums to see if anyone has any opinions about it. I'm 17 years old, and I lift almost every single day. Over the past couple years of weighlifting, I've gotten a lot bigger, and have put on some extra fat (as you can see in the pics). For almost my whole life, my chest has looked like this. I'm not too bothered by it, but I just want to know whether or not its a case of gyne or excess fat. Do you think you guys could help me out?



Sorry it's the only picture I have at the moment !

[McGilli]

It's not fat. But it's also not that bad either. Honestly - I wouldn't have had any surgery if mine had been that mild.

But just letting you know it's not just fat since you asked...

[Sixen]

How would it look if I lost some bf?

[Paa_Paw]

Ironically, the breast are is one of the first places where we put on fat and one of the last places where we are likely to lose it. Add to that the fact that targeted weight loss is a myth perpetuated by purveyors of weight loss products. Targeted weight loss simply does not work as they claim.

Would weight loss reduce the breast size? Perhaps yes and perhaps no; I'd bet on no.

[Dr. Elliot Jacobs]

You seem to be in good shape with just a slight amount of excess tissue just below the nipples.  In circumstances similar to yours, continuing to work out will provide definition to your muscles -- but at the same time, it may make that little bit of extra tissue appear even more prominent.

You will ultimately come to a point where you either decide to live with it or have surgery (hopefully with an experienced gyne surgeon) to remove it.

Good luck!

Dr Jacobs

[Sixen]

You seem to be in good shape with just a slight amount of excess tissue just below the nipples.  In circumstances similar to yours, continuing to work out will provide definition to your muscles -- but at the same time, it may make that little bit of extra tissue appear even more prominent.

You will ultimately come to a point where you either decide to live with it or have surgery (hopefully with an experienced gyne surgeon) to remove it.

Good luck!

Dr Jacobs

Thank you! Yeah I would never get surgery, I'm confident enough with my body, I just wanted to know whether or not it was gyne or not.