About 30% of men have them, and the medical situation which is called “gynecomastia” or “Man boobs” as we mostly know the condition.  They are acutally a medically insignificant condition, and benign as far as actual health hazard goes, but nonetheless, no man wants them and every man that has them is inevitably embarrassed by them and wants them gone.  Many men now that have gynecomastia are turning to surgery for help.  Surgery for gynecomastia in men involves a liposuction, and then many times removal of the gland in the breast that actually causes breast tissue to form. 

There are a variety of causes for gynecomastia to form in men, but some of the leading causes and known causes are obesity, which just naturally lends itself to the formation of additional fat in the breast area as well as other areas on a  man’s body, such as his belly.  Another one is street drug use, such as marijuana, which can add to gynecomastia, and prescription drug use, which many times gives the unpleasant side effect of the development of breast tissue in men.

Other causes can include genetic factors and hormonal imbalances, and the only fix unfortunately, aside from losing weight and toning the pec muscles by doing specific exercises designed to help tone and strengthen this area of the man’s body, surgery has been the answer for a lot of men suffering from this embarrassing condition. 

Many times, when a boy is going through puberty and his body is reproportioning itself, as well as hormonal fluctuations that commonly occur around this time in adolescent men, will greatly contribute to the formation of male breasts, and this can be a subject of embarrassment and shunning for young men, however, they do sometimes outgrow it and grow into their own skin, so to speak.  One things for sure, man boobs will be around for years to come, and will still continue to be a source of insecurity in the men that have them.