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MOOB SWINGS

Steroids leading to breast operations

- BY MARTIN BAGOT Health Editor martin.bagot@mirror.co.uk @MartinBago­t

STEROID use could leave tens of thousands of men needing breast reduction operations, a surgeon has warned.

Dr John Skevofilax, who has carried out 600 such ops, says gym fanatics who resort to the performanc­eenhancing drugs are risking painful “man boobs”.

Gynaecomas­tia is a common condition that causes boys’ and men’s breasts to swell and become larger than normal. It is most common in teenage boys and older men.

In teens, the breasts usually flatten out over a couple of years – but in adulthood, they can require surgery. Dr Skevofilax, chief of surgery for Signature Clinics, said: “Tens of thousands of men are at risk of getting gynaecomas­tia because they are taking image and performanc­eenhancing drugs.

“While some men are comfortabl­e having breast reductions, there will be many who don’t because they are embarrasse­d. And it’s these people who will suffer in silence.”

Former Love Island star Thomas Powell live streamed his own gynaecomas­tia operation with Dr Skevofilax in April to raise awareness.

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