Can gynecomastia (man boobs) be treated without surgery? What kinds of treatment are available?

Question

Dear Lybrate user, male human beings posses nipples. But unlike female human beings the mammary glands under the nipples are missing in male human beings. Male boobs/gynaecomastia develops due to an increase of the ratio of the oestrogen & androgen hormones. It is created due to endocrine disturbances. Please carry out the following blood tests:- 1) liver function test 2) serum creatinine level 3) serum t3, t4, tsh level 4) serum testosterone level 5) serum estradiol level 6) serum lh & fsh level. Conduct the blood test as soon as possible because the results are necessary to diagnose the proper cause behind your problem. Revert back with the results & consult me privately via Lybrate. In the mean-time join a gym and do chest exercise to tone up your chest muscles. Also there is a home therapy for you. You must have seen earthen pots (matki). You need to break one such matki & choose two fragments from the debris each having dimension around 4 inches x 3 inches. Wash those fragments in water & keep those fragments under sunlight to get heated for at least 8 hours. After 8 hours hold those hot fragments over both of your nipples for 30 minutes. Do not dispose the fragments as you need to repeat the process daily. Kindly remember treatment for your problem cannot be started unless the proper underlying cause is detected. So conduct the aforesaid test as soon as possible & consult me privately via Lybrate with those blood test reports. . As you pay the consultation fees, Lybrate will open a private chatbox through which you will be able to discuss your ailments with me for the next 7 days & get a comprehensive treatment procedure for your problems thereafter.

Prithviraj Singha · Accepted Answer

Dear Lybrate user, male human beings posses nipples. But unlike female human beings the mammary glands under the nipples are missing in male human beings. Male boobs/gynaecomastia develops due to an increase of the ratio of the oestrogen & androgen hormones. It is created due to endocrine disturbances. Please carry out the following blood tests:- 1) liver function test 2) serum creatinine level 3) serum t3, t4, tsh level 4) serum testosterone level 5) serum estradiol level 6) serum lh & fsh level. Conduct the blood test as soon as possible because the results are necessary to diagnose the proper cause behind your problem. Revert back with the results & consult me privately via Lybrate. In the mean-time join a gym and do chest exercise to tone up your chest muscles. Also there is a home therapy for you. You must have seen earthen pots (matki). You need to break one such matki & choose two fragments from the debris each having dimension around 4 inches x 3 inches. Wash those fragments in water & keep those fragments under sunlight to get heated for at least 8 hours. After 8 hours hold those hot fragments over both of your nipples for 30 minutes. Do not dispose the fragments as you need to repeat the process daily. Kindly remember treatment for your problem cannot be started unless the proper underlying cause is detected. So conduct the aforesaid test as soon as possible & consult me privately via Lybrate with those blood test reports. . As you pay the consultation fees, Lybrate will open a private chatbox through which you will be able to discuss your ailments with me for the next 7 days & get a comprehensive treatment procedure for your problems thereafter.

Prashant K Vaidya · Answer

Gynecomastia can help men to get the relief that they're looking for without surgery to remove the fat that's under the skin. Hormone therapy for men.

Srinivasa Rao Surapneni Surapaneni · Answer

Day care surgery that's liposuction and partial removal of gland would be the best answer.