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If You've Been Putting Off Surgery Out of Worry About Scars
If You've Been Putting Off Surgery Out of Worry About Scars
The worry of those facing gynecomastia surgery is usually one of two: pain or scarring. The question—won't I have surgery to hide my chest, only to hide it again because of the scar?—is one I really often get in the consultation room.
Today I'd like to share the story of a man who came carrying exactly that worry, telling both the good and the painful without hiding anything.
"The scar was my biggest concern"
This patient wrote at the start of his review: "The scar was my biggest concern."
And after surgery it continues:
"The scar isn't very visible, and I'm satisfied with the state after surgery, so it doesn't bother me much."
This is a statement about his course up to now. The size of a scar and the pattern of recovery can differ according to each person's skin characteristics and condition. But we take, as the basis of our surgical design, placing the incision where it isn't easily noticed and minimizing the incision size. The more you worry about scarring, the more I recommend deciding after hearing a full explanation of the incision method in the consultation.
To be honest, there's this discomfort too
The passage in this patient's review that I actually read with gratitude is this:
"After surgery, the area over my solar plexus hurt the most, which surprised me."
The solar plexus rather than the surgical site—you may find it unexpected. After surgery, the compression garment firmly presses the entire chest, and the recovery posture differs from usual, so some people, like this patient, feel a pressing discomfort around the solar plexus. It's usually the kind of discomfort that improves as recovery progresses, but coming in knowing even this in advance differs from experiencing it unaware. This is why, rather than selecting only good stories to tell, we convey such honest accounts together.
To explain a little more: for 12 to 48 hours right after surgery there is a risk of bleeding, so over the garment we compress the chest and abdomen twice over. It's admittedly uncomfortable in this period. But when you come in the next day and we check for bleeding and remove the extra compression, it becomes much more comfortable, with no great strain on working life. The pain itself usually subsides considerably within two or three days, and after that few complain significantly.
This summer's goal is swimming
When I asked what he wanted to do after surgery, this patient named swimming. Exercise where you must take off your top is one of the things those worried about gynecomastia have put off the longest. That a man who worried about scars came to set the pool as his goal—I think that change is the biggest storyline of this review.
But the order must be kept. During recovery I advise not doing upper-body exercise, and light walking or lower-body squats are fine. For exercise like swimming that uses the upper body heavily, I set the timing while watching the course.
I don't think gynecomastia surgery is only a physical change. The posture of a man walking with his shoulders back appears when he is undiminished and confident. Especially for younger patients, this confidence sways other areas of life too, so I try to look at the psychological part together.
The words: no regrets
To others with the same worry, this patient left words to the effect that he doesn't regret the surgery. Of course this is his experience, and whether to have surgery must be decided after confirming your own condition through an examination.
If you've been putting it off for years out of worry about scars, I hope you won't worry alone but will come and start by bringing out that worry. I won't be able to solve everything for you, but most people leave with their questions sorted out. I sincerely want to help.