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How to lose ones "chest"?

Started by Thatoneguyyouknow, November 03, 2014, 09:41:50 AM

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Thatoneguyyouknow

I'm not sure if this has been answered before but,

I'm pre-T and will probably be pre-T the rest of my life but wanted to know is there a way/exercise I could do to reduce my "chest". I've seen a few guys go from like a b cup to an A cup, and that's what I pretty much want to do. I know it's not probably possible to get a complete flat chest due to the glands, but I want to try and get as much fat decreased as possibly.

Edit: Top surgery is not really an option at the moment due to past health conditions.
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Alexthecat

You can have top surgery without going on T.

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Thatoneguyyouknow

Quote from: Alexthecat on November 03, 2014, 09:51:00 AM
You can have top surgery without going on T.

I'm thinking about that but I'm scared something might happen. In the past I've had a few blood clots and after seeing a documentary of one Ftm getting top surgery he had developed a blood clot from the surgery within a few hours and they had to go back in and drain it out. Once you have blood clots, your body just increases the chance of developing more, more easily. My goal is to see how much I can lose naturally without surgery and see where it goes from there. If I can get it down to a good amount to where I don't have to bind as much (binding hurts my chest due to that area being where the blood clots were) would be great. There is some scar tissue built up in that area and makes it currently hard to breath when binding. It sucks cause I can't really bind without hurting myself even with just a sports bra.
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Zeros

I've seen swimming work the best. Both myself and a friend went down a size ( two sizes for her) by swimming. She went at it pretty hardcore tho, English Channel and such
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blink

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The thing to bear in mind here is "targeted" or "spot reduction" fat loss is a myth. A myth that sells a lot of gimmicky exercise equipment. There's no special exercise that will make you burn fat specifically from your chest. So the ticket here is to do something that will make you burn fat, some of it may be from the chest area.
If you look at endurance athletes they tend to have rather low body fat, so I'm thinking that works well to burn fat. Other things to keep in mind are caloric deficit (if one eats maintenance, or surplus calories one still burns fat, people burn fat all the time, but it gets replaced) and body fat distribution patterns. Estrogen, and T levels below male-typical, tend to make bodies more likely to distribute some fat to the chest area. Bottom line is, if you want to go this route you'll need to read up on general fat loss.

Something else to think about. Binding comes with risks too, and the longer one binds, the more likely problems become. Barring a need for revision, top surgery is something people generally only have to do once. If fat loss doesn't give you the results you're looking for, consider consulting with some top surgeons. They're the professionals, they would be able to discuss risks and risk management with you.
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Thatoneguyyouknow

Thanks for the replies. Very insightful. But yeah, why I try not to bind anymore. Even tho I don't care for my chest, I rather not risk harming my lungs anymore then it is.
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aleon515

Breast tissue doesn't magically go down with exercise. It's not strictly speaking "fat" like people assume it is. Obviously if you were obese and lost weight you'd lose weight there too. Also all folks do not go down in size with t, some do and some don't. And for some it takes a long time. I did lose size around my chest, but it didn't affect how I looked imo (it was much more noticeable in my hips (which is good of course).

There are complications that can happen with surgery. The statistics are in your favor, with very serious complications being rare.

--Jay
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Thatoneguyyouknow

Thanks Aleon,

Good to know T wouldn't do much anyways. So it seems I really might have to just get surgery. Glad to know it's rare for serious complications but still kinda scared tho about it. I'll keep thinking about it and talk to some doctors when I build up the guts to ask them.
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aleon515

Some people do lose chest size. I mean you could see if a year or two on T would help. It just is not guaranteed in any way. But it also doesn't matter if you haven't taken T. Most surgeons will get good results regardless.

I believe the complication rate of all surgeons is something around 5%. Of course that's any complication from a mild infection to more serious. Even the one you talk about, hematoma, can require surgery but doesn't usually. People with this oftne have some bruising but after awhile can look as good as people who didn't have this problem.
Surgery is serious and you should know this but you shouldn't be too worried either.

It's usual to be worried or scared. I certainly was not at all an exception to that. But actually as the time came I got calmer. Talking to the surgeon helped me a lot.


--Jay


Quote from: Thatoneguyyouknow on November 03, 2014, 11:21:05 PM
Thanks Aleon,

Good to know T wouldn't do much anyways. So it seems I really might have to just get surgery. Glad to know it's rare for serious complications but still kinda scared tho about it. I'll keep thinking about it and talk to some doctors when I build up the guts to ask them.
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MacG

If you're prone to clots and are planning a surgery, there are things that can be done to reduce the risk. Including wearing leg compression devices after surgery and taking a prescribed blood thinner (I've had to take Lovenox after surgery).
Your history of clotting is something to discus with your surgeon if/when the time comes.
I'm not a medical professional and am only speaking from my personal experience.

Thatoneguyyouknow

Understood Aleon, and MacG. Thanks. : )
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