Chest Tuck: Excessive Chest Fat or Gynecomastia – more commonly known as man boobs or moobs – affects around 15% of adult men and is caused when excess fat develops in a man’s breast area. This fat can be very hard to shift, even if a weight loss plan has worked for the rest of the body, and the resulting ‘man boobs’ can cause embarrassment and can undermine confidence. The good news is there are safe, effective ways to tackle this problem that don’t involve surgery or long recovery periods – with our body contouring procedures.
The normal male breast
The normal male breast contains both fat tissue and glandular tissue. True breast tissue in males is typically a small localized lump located immediately under the nipple that is firmer than the surrounding fatty tissue. It is easy to remove fatty breast tissue by surgical liposuction, but much more difficult to remove glandular tissue.
Pseudo-Gynecomastia
Pseudo-gynecomastia is defined as an enlargement of male breast(s) caused by an excessive amount of fat tissue, but a normal amount of glandular breast tissue. Most male breasts that appear unusually large are the result of excessive fat. A slight but cosmetically undesirable degree of pseudo-gynecomastia probably occurs in a majority of men as they become older. Excessively fatty breasts are also common in younger men who are relatively obese.
True Gynecomastia
This is defined as male breast enlargement caused by excessive glandular breast tissue. A true excess glandular breast tissue in men is not common. There are a number of distinct causes of gynecomastia including alcoholism, insufficient testosterone hormone, & few medications.
How to reduce moobs or extra chest fat in men?
Chest Tuck
- If the patient is suffering from True Gynecomastia (Which is uncommon), than Surgical Liposuction along with the excision of Extra glandular tissue & Skin Excision is the recommended treatment of choice, after consulting with an experienced surgeon.
- U-Lipo® Chest Tuck – But the majority of the cases of moobs or male boobs fall under Psuedo Gynecomastia, where only extra Fatty tissue is present, along with normal Glandular tissue. In such cases, It is recommended to lose general body weight, which will reduce the male moobs also. Exercises to Reduce Chest fat will help in tightening the pectoralis muscles, but will not reduce the fat. For faster & better results, Non surgical treatment of U-Lipo® Chest Tuck is recommended, along with Healthy eating habits. In this treatment, Ultrasound cavitation is used to lipolyse the fat deposits in the Chest area, along with the Skin tightening by Non Ablative Radiofrequency. It is specially recommended, if you wish to avoid Risks associated with Surgery & Your expectations are moderate from the treatment. Many men are finding U-Lipo® Chest Tuck a much better alternative to a Gynecomastia surgery for male breast reduction. To know more about, how does U-Lipo® Chest Tuck works, Click Here.
Results of U-Lipo® Chest Tuck
Disclaimer:* Results may vary from person to person depending upon age, sex, basal metabolic rate, medical history, family history, lifestyle and physical activity.