Male Breasts Treatment

Man boobs, moobs, male breasts. Whatever you call it, it is one of the most common things men come to us about and one of the least talked about. Nobody at this clinic is going to make you feel awkward about it.

Here is what we can treat, what we cannot, and what it costs.

First, work out what you actually have

There are two conditions and they look the same with your shirt on.

Gynaecomastia is glandular breast tissue. It sits directly behind the nipple and it feels like a firm rubbery disc. It is caused by a hormone imbalance, usually the ratio of testosterone to oestrogen. It does not respond to the gym, to dieting, or to any fat reduction treatment including ours. Surgery is the only thing that removes it, and your GP is the right first step.

Pseudogynaecomastia is ordinary fat sitting over the chest muscle. It is soft, it moves, and it spreads out wider than the nipple. This is the one we treat, and it is far more common than the other.

The check takes ten seconds. Press in around the nipple. If you find a firm disc that feels different from the tissue around it, that is glandular. If it all feels soft and squashy, it is fat.

We will check this properly at your assessment before we take a booking. If it turns out to be glandular we will tell you and send you away, because the alternative is taking your money for something that was never going to work.

Fat freezing for the chest

Fat freezing, or cryolipolysis, is the treatment that shifts chest fat.

The applicator draws the tissue in and cools it to below minus 9 degrees. At that temperature fat cells die off through apoptosis, which is a natural cell death, while the skin, nerves and muscle around them are unaffected. Over the next several weeks your lymphatic system clears the dead cells out.

A session on the chest takes 45 to 60 minutes. The first couple of minutes feel like a firm pinch and a cold ache, then the area numbs and most men sit and scroll their phone through the rest of it. There is no anaesthetic, no needles and no downtime. You drive yourself home and go back to work.

Each treatment gives an average reduction of 25 to 40 percent of the fat in the treated area. Most men have two sessions per side, spaced six to eight weeks apart. Some are happy after one.

You will see the first change at around four weeks. The full result lands somewhere between six and twelve weeks, because your body is clearing the cells gradually. Anyone promising you a same week result is not being straight with you.

When the chest is puffy rather than fatty

Some men carry fluid across the chest as well as fat, which is why it can look worse some days than others. Body Ballancer lymphatic drainage moves that fluid and also helps clear the fat cells after a freezing session. We use it alongside fat reduction rather than on its own.

When the skin is loose

If you have lost a lot of weight, the chest may be more about slack skin than fat. Freezing fat that is not there will do nothing, and it is worth saying that some men who have worked hard for a big weight loss are disappointed to hear it.

BTL Exilis Ultra Body uses radiofrequency to heat the deeper layers and tighten the skin over a course of sessions. It is slower than fat reduction and the result is more subtle, but it is the right tool for that particular problem.

How discreet is it

This is the question men ask most and the one they are most embarrassed to ask.

You are seen in a private treatment room, not a shared space. Your first assessment can be done over video if you would rather not walk in the first time, and plenty of men take that option. Photographs are taken for your own records only and they are not used anywhere without you signing to say we can.

Our team see this every week. It is not unusual and nobody will react.

What it costs

All of our pricing is published on the price list rather than hidden behind an enquiry form. We offer 0% finance over 12 months and we price match any like for like treatment at another clinic.

Most men expect it to cost more than it does, because the number in their head came from looking at surgery.

Results

Before and after photographs of our own clients are on the results page. They are not stock photos and they are not edited.

If you want the longer read on causes, training and diet, our guide on how to get rid of man boobs covers it. For the wider picture on what we treat for men, see non-surgical treatments for men in Newcastle.

Book a free assessment

It costs nothing, there is no obligation, and you will leave knowing which of the two conditions you have and whether we can do anything about it.

We are on Front Street in Whickham, ten minutes from the Metrocentre and fifteen from Newcastle city centre, with parking outside. Call 0191 649 8699 or book online.