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Male breast reduction on NHS?

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I've had a reasonably severe case of man boobs since puberty, and since I was picked on so much about them at high school, I've been very self conscious about them ever since (I'm now 23). I started weight lifting a few years ago to rectify the problem, and while I got pretty big and worked my chest out a lot, I couldn't get rid of their puffy and feminine appearance.

It is true that while lifting I never dropped my bodyfat below 15 %. I believed that even if I did drop it, which would cost me muscle, I would still have them and look skinny, so decided to stay at around that size and continue pectoral exercises, but this predictably accentuated them. In the end I thought **** it; I'm always going to have these so I may as well let myself go. So I did, and they got bigger and flabbier (as opposed to mainly glandular tissue).

A few months ago I decided to sort the problem once and for all, since they really diminish my confidence and prohibit me from doing things like taking my shirt off at the beach (I live in a beach oriented town). I am going to have surgery and have them removed. I've been working out using a combination of resistance and cardio routines the past two months and have lost 13% bodyfat and 3 stone. I can get down to the point where I have a six pack and defined muscles and where it's clearly visible that the protrusion is glandular and cannot be fixed by fat loss. If I go and see my GP in this condition, is it at all possible that he can recommend correction on the NHS?

No.

you won't know for sure until you go for a professional opinion.
if you're right and it is a glandular problem then theres a good chance it will be offered to you.

Reply 3

Plato123

If the NHS don't offer it, try private hospitals :yy:

Reply 4

moody28028

I don't know if this is coincidence but there was just an advert for this:
http://www.getthisoffmychestnow.com/
when I went on this thread.
Weird.

Reply 5

pamelaa

Contact your GP. If you can prove it's upsetting you then possibly.

Reply 6

tropical-twist3

a girl got a boob job on the nhs claiming bullying, my mate got an ear reduction on nhs claiming something like no self confidence. when she was never bulllied and generally confident girl anyway. so yeah might be able to, show how much its ''affecting'' you etc. try and come up with something. say its stopping you get your dream job of being a lifeguard becuase you're too scared to get your kit off, and its making you depressed. generally you might get it if you show its having a psychological affect on you (depression, bullying) and/or stopping you from doing everyday things (like job). otherwise you could get a loan or something. or save up. or go on embarrassing bodies for channel four and get it for free. their little hut thing is touring at the moment I think, it was at t4 on the beach in weston the other week

Reply 7

tropical-twist3

moody28028

I don't know if this is coincidence but there was just an advert for this:
http://www.getthisoffmychestnow.com/
when I went on this thread.
Weird.

yeah it was there went i went on too

Reply 8

garnersthree

i can tell you,that you can get it on the nhs,but,it maybe a long wait!!...i have had the op myself....when i was 30ish,lol...and soo wished i had had it when i was your age...all the things you say...beach etc...that was me!!
i have never looked back,or wished i hadn't gone through with it...best thing i ever did.....(you can wear t-shirts)....in the end i didn't want to wait any longer,so went private....but like i said...it is there on the nhs if you want to go tha way.
any questions...just ask .....

Reply 9

vipes

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