New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Body image conversations almost always default to women, and fair enough; there's history there. Many of my most challenging consultations happen at the same time, when the patient is a teenage boy or young man who has not even told his parents that he has hidden his chest for years.

Can my gynecomastia go away?

Gynecomastia, or enlarged male breasts, is far more prevalent than most people know: it commonly occurs during puberty as a result of hormonal changes, and often disappears after a year or so.

Not that that provides much comfort to a fifteen-year-old trying to work out at the gym. For many boys, it doesn't go away, and the emotional cost builds quietly. At the same time, everyone around them assumes it's j...