That was the patient's first line.
"I was worried about the cost and side effects. Learning that insurance might apply, and that while
every surgery carries some probability of complications, years of accumulated surgical experience and
aftercare know-how have brought that probability dramatically down, eased my worries a great deal."
That one sentence contains every reason we take our pre-operative consultations at such length. Uncertain information is what delays a decision the longest. Gynecomastia qualifies for national health insurance coverage when it is Simon grade IIa or higher and glandular tissue is confirmed on ultrasound, and when standardized surgical techniques are followed, the likelihood of complications falls to a well-managed, low level. Trueman's one-year revision rate of 0.25% or less is part of that outcome.