"It Was Over Much More Easily Than I Expected"

Gynecomastia surgery is a treatment that removes glandular tissue, so the front of the chest is already different right after surgery. However, that appearance is not the final one. Swelling fills the area where tissue was removed, and while that space adheres under the pressure of the compression garment, the shape settles little by little.

So the appearance at one month and at three months is not the same. That is why I tell people in advance that there is no need to rush to judgment in front of the mirror in the recovery room. The extent of the change itself also varies with the original amount of tissue, skin condition, and body type, so in consultation I separate the parts that will improve from the parts that will not.

About pain, I do not say that it does not hurt. That is because it differs depending on the extent of excision and the individual's condition.

Instead, I explain it by period. The first 12 to 48 hours after surgery are a period with a risk of bleeding, so you spend that time with additional compression over the compression garment, and the next day at the clinic we check for bleeding and then remove that additional compression. This is when the stifling feeling is greatest, and you cannot do upper-body exercise during this period.

When I asked about their impression on first coming to the clinic, they wrote this: "A clean feeling, and they explained things very kindly."

There is a reason the explanations get long. With gynecomastia surgery, it is the schedule of the month afterward, more than the day of surgery, that changes the patient's life. It is better to start knowing until when you wear the compression garment, what you cannot do, and from when restrictions are lifted. If you enter that period without knowing, even a normal course feels like a problem.

When I asked about a memorable moment during surgery, this person wrote: "It was over much more easily than I expected. The injection hurt, and I don't remember when it was taken out."

Because surgery is performed under sedation, the last memory is just before falling asleep. The next memory usually begins in the recovery room. The surgery itself is finished in about thirty minutes, and the explanation of the result is given in the recovery room after the surgery is finished.

For what they most wanted to do after surgery, they wrote exercise.

With gynecomastia, even when people do upper-body exercise that area still shows, so some give up entirely. I advise on when to start again while watching the course, and until then, light walking or lower-body squats are possible. Trying to move it up a few days and slowing recovery ends up being more trouble.