Truman Customer Story Column
"I Want to Wear a Fitted T-Shirt"
There are more people who say the aftermath sounds troublesome than people who say the surgery is frightening.
That is what the person in today's story worried about most: wearing a compression garment 24 hours a day, for a month. It was not the surgery but that month that was blocking the decision.
Wearing a Compression Garment for a MonthCompression accounts for half of recovery in this surgery. Because a space is left where tissue has been excised, it has to be pressed until that space closes in order to reduce problems like bleeding and seroma.
The first 12 to 48 hours after surgery carry a risk of bleeding in particular, so you spend them with additional compression over the garment. With the chest and abdomen doubly compressed, this is the most confining period. When you come in the next day, we check for bleeding and remove the extra compression, and from then on it becomes considerably easier. During that period upper-body exercise is not possible; light walking and lower-body squats are.
This person wrote that they adapted to the garment and it was less difficult than expected. But that is the degree they felt; the wear period and the level of discomfort change with the extent of excision and the course of recovery. What schedule applies to you is most accurately learned at your visits.
Because There Were Only Male NursesAsked how the first visit went, they answered that because there were only male nurses, they were able to book and undergo surgery with an easy mind.
This answer captures the nature of gynecomastia care well. The procedure necessarily involves undressing and showing a long-hidden part — at the consultation, at the pre-operative check, and at every follow-up. If that setting is uncomfortable, people postpone care itself. That is why our Daegu clinic is run around male medical staff.
So Much So That There Was Nothing to RememberAsked whether any moment from the surgery stayed with them, this person wrote: that the surgery went so comfortably there was no way to remember anything, and that they found themselves in the recovery room before they knew it.
We operate under sedation, and it takes about thirty minutes. The explanation of results is given in the recovery room afterward. So from the patient's side, what remains is roughly the moment just before falling asleep and the moment of hearing the explanation in recovery. The gap between them being empty means that time passed without difficulty while they slept.
Asked what they most wanted to do after surgery, this person said they wanted to wear a fitted T-shirt.
Someone who had worried about a month in a compression garment wrote, as what they wanted to do, wearing something that follows the body. How long they had spent covering up with clothes is all contained in that one line.
This person expressed high satisfaction and a wish to recommend it to others. Of course that is their experience, and whether to have surgery is something to decide after confirming your condition through an examination. If a month in a compression garment is what makes you hesitate, I recommend starting by finding out what that month actually involves. It is often different from what you imagine.
