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A Plain Word Left by a Man Who Deliberated Three Years
A Plain Word Left by a Man Who Deliberated Three Years
There is a man for whom it took three years, from his first consultation until he opened the door again.
Three years is no short time. In between, there were mornings standing before the mirror every day, and the daily repeated worry of choosing what to wear. The longer a person has deliberated, the less flashy their reflections after surgery. If anything, they are plain. Today I'd like to share that plain story.
The man who worried about wrinkling where the tissue was removed
What this patient worried about most before surgery was neither pain nor scarring. It was whether the place left after the tissue was removed might wrinkle.
Those who have deliberated long have specific worries too. After surgery, this patient left a short reflection: "Better than not doing it." This single unexaggerated line was the answer that came after three years of deliberation.
"Simpler than I expected, but the aftercare was hard"
About the surgical process, this patient wrote honestly: "It was simpler than I thought. If anything, the aftercare is harder. Things like wearing the compression garment."
I find this answer very honest. The surgeon performs the surgery, but the other half of the result is made by management during recovery. The time of wearing the compression garment faithfully even when it's confining, and keeping to the precautions we advise, shapes the final form. This is why we put as much effort into aftercare guidance as into surgery.
I won't deny the compression garment is uncomfortable. But it's a necessary process to press the skin, stretched after surgery, closely against the chest so it adheres, and when I explain this reason most people endure it well. The pain itself usually subsides considerably within two or three days, and afterward most don't report significant pain, so what's hard is often not the pain but the confinement of the management.
That's why we don't view surgery as the end but care through long-term follow-up. We manage things even more closely from immediately after surgery than before, and I believe it's important to give the trust that if a problem arises while you're living your life, you can consult us anytime.
What he wants to do now
When I asked what he most wanted to do after surgery, this patient answered: "Chest exercise. Before, it didn't show even when I did it."
It wasn't that he didn't exercise, but that it stayed hidden and unseen even when he did. When breast tissue is developed, the contour of the chest often doesn't emerge no matter how much you exercise. Many people confirm only after surgery that it was never a matter of effort.
That said, during recovery upper-body exercise is prohibited, and I advise that light walking or lower-body squats are fine. For chest exercise, I set the timing to resume while checking the recovery. I don't think such a change ends at the body. When the results of effort begin to show in the mirror, posture changes, and especially for younger people, I believe that confidence affects other areas of life too.
Words for the self of three years ago
When I asked for a word to others with the same worry, this patient answered to the effect that it's better not to put it off. But this comes from his own experience, and whether you are in a condition that requires surgery is best judged after confirming your own condition through an examination.
The longer the time of deliberation, the shorter the time of confirmation may be. Even the man who held it alone for three years finally began to sort things out from the day he started the conversation. I may not be able to solve everything for you, but most people leave with their questions sorted out. I hope you won't worry alone but will come in once and ask with ease. I sincerely want to help.