Man Boobs. Duluth, GA

If you are a guy and you are reading this, then you already know the humiliation of having "man-boobs". Around my 50th birthday I began to develop them, and within a year I was too embarrassed to be seen without a shirt on. It impacted so much of my life. I am a scuba diver, beach and boat lover...so much of my life revolved around sun and water where the guys are usually shirtless. On top of that, having recently become single and wanting to date again, but there was no way I could get intimate when my boobs were almost as big as the women's I wanted to date. I was ashamed of my body. It affected my choice of clothing, my travel plans, my interaction with friends and family. .And to make it worse there was no one to talk to about it. I felt like my whole life was a big secret. After doing some research on line I finally got the courage to see Dr. David Whiteman with Southern Plastic Surgery. He and his staff were so friendly and supportive. I discovered that I wasn't the only one with this problem...in fact there are many of us guys out there doing everything we can to hide our condition. Dr. Whiteman was very supportive and assured me that he could correct my condition and that I would be very pleased with the results. It was a very scary decision. I was concerned about the outcome, the cost, the pain, missing work, and most of all hiding the fact that I was having a male breast reduction procedure from my friends, family, and co-workers. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the total cost was only $5600, as my insurance covered none of this. I was very happy to find that the procedure and recovery were not painful at all. I had it done on a Friday, telling work and friends that I was having lithotripsy for kidney stones instead of the truth. It took a few hours and then I was home and resting comfortably, I rested on Saturday and was up and about on Sunday. Back to work on Monday and no one suspected a thing. The hardest part was concealing the compression vest that I wore for a few weeks, but no one ever noticed it. As of today I still have some bruising (two weeks since surgery), but the results are incredible. My chest is flat, my nipples no longer protrude (they stuck out at least two inches or more from my chest). I will be comfortable going shirtless again as soon as the bruising is gone. I feel that I can date women again and not worry that my boobs are bigger than theirs, and not worry about their reaction when I take my shirt off. I no longer have to worry about the guys teasing me at the pool. I am motivated to start working out again. This has made such a huge impact on my life.I should have done this long ago.