Someone Who Used to Wear Two T-Shirts at Once in Summer

As their worries before surgery, they wrote whether the shape would turn out unnatural, and whether the cost of the surgery would be paid out normally when they filed a claim.

Gynecomastia surgery is covered by national health insurance. Once examination and tests confirm that it qualifies as gynecomastia, coverage applies according to the set criteria. Separately, if you have private indemnity insurance, whether it pays out and to what extent depend on the product you signed up for, when you signed up, and the policy terms. Since this is not something we can guarantee, we advise you to check with your insurer in advance. What the clinic can prepare for you are the documents needed for the claim.

The worry about shape leads into the discussion at the consultation about deciding how much to remove. The visible form changes depending on how much glandular tissue and fat are taken out and how much is left. Whether remaining tissue can be felt and whether the area under the areola looks sunken are both decided by this judgment.

"The doctor and nurses were all very kind, and I especially liked that the nurses were all men, so it was less embarrassing."

Gynecomastia is a condition for which you have to take off your shirt to be examined. Because of this one thing, some people spend years before they get through the clinic door. Having only male staff involved in the examination and surgery process is meant to reduce that burden. The words that it was less embarrassing are close to the answer we hoped to hear.

"I was nervous when I got up on the operating table, but the nurses talked to me to help me relax, the anesthesia took effect well, and when I woke up it was over."

Gynecomastia surgery is performed under sedation. The stretch when tension runs highest is not the surgery itself but the waiting time before it, the few minutes from entering the operating room and lying down until preparations are finished. That is also why the head nurse speaks to you during that time with a kind tone and manner.

"In summer, when I wore a short-sleeved T-shirt my chest stood out, so even in hot weather I wore two at once or couldn't wear clothes that fit close to the body, but now I'm so happy I can wear whatever I like."

A change in how you choose clothes is the change I hear about most after gynecomastia surgery. However, when you can start wearing close-fitting clothes again depends on the period of wearing the compression garment and how quickly the swelling goes down, so it is better to decide after checking your condition at your examination.

They also left the words that those stressed by the same concern would be better off having surgery as soon as possible. This is this person's experience, and depending on the condition, there are cases where gynecomastia needs surgery and cases where it is fine to watch how it develops. Their words of regret about why they waited so long, I would like to pass on less as a call to hurry and more as a call not to put off getting checked.