Gynecomastia (male breast development) treatment options?

ConkerTheKing

This is something I really hoped not to have to post publicly about, but it's beginning to look llike I don't have any other choice...

I have gynecomastia. I'm not talking about fat on the chest, I'm talking about the real thing - actual breast glands. I have virtually no fat on my chest at all - but my nipples have hardned "rings" underneath them, which make them very "pointy", they stick out quite a bit.

I first noticed this when I was around 11 or 12 - around when I hit puberty, I noticed the developmet of hard "lumps" under each nipple, which made them quite raw and sore. Gradually it develped into full blown manboobs. I used to get slagged off about it fairly constantly, but I didn't mind too much since at the time I assumed it was just fat, and would go away when I'd lost weight. I'm no longer overweight (around 73-75 kgs at the moment), and have hardly any fat anywhere, but I still have these hard pointy nipples. It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't a bodybuilder, but it's really putting me off, since every time I bench press I feel like it's making it worse - my pecs are quite big now but they're hidden underneath these nipples so I feel like making the pecs growl will push the glands out and make them more prominant.

I'm almost 19 - from what I've read, pubertal gyno should go away by 17-18, so it seems this is here to stay. I went to my GP about it and he said that it would "improve" - but with no evidence and no indication of exactly how much it will "improve", it didn't cheer me up too much...

I've recently decided that no matter what, I'm getting rid of this. I don't care anymore what price I have to pay orwhat I have to go through, I simply cannot and will not put up with this for one second longer than I have to. NOTHING is worth putting up with this for. So I'm weighing up my treatment options. From what I can tell, there are really only two ways this can be dealt with, but both of them have serious doubts:

Drugs - apparently a drug called Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) is used to treat gyno, but from what I see, it's used more as a "preventative" than a cure - they use it during onset to stop gyno developing any further than it has already. There seems to be little evidence, though, of anyone using it with fully developed gyno to actually remove the condition. If anyone had any info in this, or any other drugs which could help, it'd be much appreciated.

Surgery - This seems to be the only definete option for getting rid of this, but it too has its problems. I've been trying to find somewhere in Ireland where I can get this done, with no success. Clare and Dundrum clinics seem to offer surgery for it, but they are focused on liposuction for "chest fat" - I have little to no actual fat on my chest, what I seem to need is to have the actual glands removed, and niether site mentions this. However, I know it's possible, as I've read accounts of other Boards.ie users who've had this done. Apparently there are places in the UK which do this, but I REALLY don't want to leave the country for surgery, if it coud be avoided.

Is there anywhere in Ireland where I can get this done, and has anyone else had it done? I utterly refuse to accept that I have to live with this, I just will not do it. So if anyone can give me any info on somehwere in Ireland which will remove these glands, I would very, very much appreciate it.

AlmightyCushion

Remove them yourself with a pair of scissors.*




*Taking medical advice from random internet people may be hazardous to your health.