Gynecomastia (the medical term for man boobs) is an embarrassing reality for many boys and men. The presence of large breasts in a man usually causes low self-esteem, lack of confidence, feeling something is wrong with one’s self and so on.
If you are in the pubertal age, there’s little you can do to lose man boobs. From 12 to 18 years of age the best you can do is wait. Eventually, when the hormone imbalance all teenagers experience is over, man boobs will just go away by themselves. At this age it’s all a matter of hormones: testosterone lowers, estrogen increases and man boobs may appear.
This doesn’t mean you have to show your man boobs if you don’t want to, though. There are many ways to hide them. You can hide your man boobs by compression or by loosening the clothes around them.
To compress your man boobs there are special bandages called compression garments. They’re used mostly by people that have undergone liposuction or other type of fat removal surgery. They ensure the skin won’t loosen too much and help to make the post operative period more comfortable, reduce swelling, and quicken healing. These garments cause a very strong compression action and in many cases have to be prescribed by a doctor. You don’t need that much compression for man boobs, anyway. Also, since they’re especially designed for that purpose, these garments don’t loosen with use, such as a tight shirt would do. Another special undergarment you could use is a bra. That may be too embarrassing for some boys, but just think that they are made exactly for what you’re looking for. Make your man boobs stay firm. There are some bras used by athletes that don’t resemble at all feminine bras but are just practical items of underwear. Some models don’t even have stitch lines, so if you wear a sweater or a thick shirt nobody can see it.
The alternate option to compression is loose clothes. A loose shirt will be very helpful in hiding your breasts. As it won’t follow the contour of your chest, nobody could tell you have man boobs. Just remember to buy your clothes a few sizes bigger that you normally would. Loose clothes are in fashion these days, so you will even look cool. Break in that hip-hop look!
There’s one more thing you can do to reduce your man boobs. Use both the methods described above. Wear a compression garment and/or a bra and on top of that wear a shirt two sizes bigger than your size. This will be incredibly effective.
Teenagers go through changes very quickly. You don’t have to worry if you’re growing a large set of breasts. Many boys do and most of them just lose man boobs with time. Meanwhile, if you don’t feel comfortable you can hide them, but just be patient and wait for your hormones to level again.
Source: Man Boobs Central