Man who grew a single B-cup breast tried to cut it off himself after he was refused surgery

Farshad Hashemzadeh, 28, was faced with the horror of a single B-cup breast tried cutting it off himself after NHS denied him surgery.

'I went to the GP and started using tablets,' he revealed of early attempts to get rid of the breast which began growing shortly after he turned 18.

'It got rid it for two months but it started growing back. It wasn't that hard when I was 18 but [by the age of] 25, I really started suffering because I couldn't have a relationship. 

'In the summer I would put two or three vests on and try to hide it with my hand.'

Farshad's rare condition is not unique with around 400 men diagnosed with gynaecomastia each year.

The condition, which is caused by a hormone imbalance, is more commonly found in the over-50s but rarely manifests in such an extreme way.

'Often it arises in adolescence and it can also be a complication of medication - 20 percent of those who get gynaecomastia, get it as side effect.'

'I was too embarrassed to take my top off in front of my girlfriend so I tried to cut it away. 

Girlfriend Charlene Cullen, 30, said: 'He was really embarrassed and took a month before he would tell me what was wrong. 

'It didn't bother me but it did bother him and made him very self conscious. I went to his GP and they wouldn't do anything.'

Charlene raised £3000, the cost of the surgery for him. Farshad finally went under the knife.

Farshad says he finally feels happy again, once the scar is healed, he will really start feeling 'like a man' again.