Truman Customer Story Column Surgery date: 2026-04-28
It Was Over Faster
Than I Expected
For men facing gynecomastia surgery, the word that comes to mind most often is "pain."
How much will it hurt? How long will recovery take? While that vague fear keeps growing in your head, the decision keeps getting pushed back. Today, borrowing the story of a patient who recently had surgery at our Gangnam clinic, I would like to speak honestly about that fear.
"I was afraid it would really hurt, but"
For this patient too, the biggest worry was "how much is this going to hurt?"
But once the surgery was over, he told us he was "actually surprised at how little it hurt."
"I was actually surprised at how little it hurt"
In most cases, the pain of gynecomastia surgery turns out smaller than the version people have built up in their minds. When you know exactly what to expect and prepare for it, that vague fear settles quickly.
A bigger clinic than expected, and friendly staff
This is how he remembered his first visit to the clinic.
"The clinic was bigger than I expected, and the staff were friendly — I liked that"
The impression of that first moment walking through the door stays with you. At Trueman Gangnam, we care not only about the scale and environment, but about making sure the warmth of every interaction puts you at ease.
Over before the nerves could set in
He told us the surgery "was over even faster than expected, and went so comfortably there was no time to get nervous."
"It was over even faster than expected, and went so comfortably there was no time to get nervous"
On the operating table, everyone gets nervous. Proceeding steadily before that tension can build — shortening the time a patient spends sitting with their anxiety — that too is part of the process we design.
"Now I want to start training in earnest"
When I asked what he wanted to do first after surgery, his answer was "to start working out in earnest."
He meant that the things he had held back from because of his chest, he now wants to enjoy fully. When I asked what he would say to others facing the same struggle, he answered this way.
"Don't agonize over it — if you can do it, do it as soon as possible. The earlier, the better."
However long the years of putting it off have been, life after the decision feels that much lighter. Trueman Gangnam will be there with you for that first step.
— Dr. Seokwon Kim, Trueman Men's Clinic Gangnam —