Truman Customer Story Column
"I Want to Wear Light Colors When I Go Out"
Open someone's closet and you can see what they pay attention to in life. The closets of people who come in with gynecomastia have only a few colors. Over several years they have been arranged toward the dark, the thick, and the loose-fitting.
The answer the person I am introducing today wrote for what they most wanted to do after surgery was about that: "I want to wear light tones when I go out."
What the Word "Complications" Points ToAs what they worried about most before surgery, they wrote: "I was worried about complications or things like that, but it was more comfortable than I thought."
When people say they are worried about complications, what they are picturing differs from person to person. The shape turning out strange, blood collecting, sensation changing, a scar remaining. So in consultation I first ask what specifically they are worried about. Only once it is given a name does it become an item that can be checked.
The Items We Actually Look AtThe first 12 to 48 hours after surgery are a period with a risk of bleeding. During this time you live with additional compression over the compression garment, and when you come to the clinic the next day we check for bleeding and then remove that additional compression.
After that, we check while watching the course whether a seroma, in which fluid collects where tissue was removed, is forming, and whether the shape is settling evenly. Coming in on the set dates is most of the aftercare.
Words That It Was More Comfortable Than ExpectedThey wrote that it was comfortable, but this is the course this person went through. The degree of pain and discomfort differs depending on the extent of excision and the individual's condition.
That said, I often see cases where the worry is inflated beyond the actual experience. That is because people measure something they have not experienced by imagination.
Time That Is Over When You Wake UpWhen I asked about a memorable moment during surgery, they wrote: "I slept, woke up, and it was over."
Our gynecomastia surgery is performed under sedation. It begins after you fall asleep and is finished in about thirty minutes, and the explanation of the result is given in the recovery room after the surgery is finished.
Time Spent Holding Out in Dark ColorsLight-colored clothes show the lines of the body as they are. Once choosing dark colors becomes a habit, even you stop thinking about why you do it.
The words this person left for others with the same concern were these: "I don't think you need to agonize over it too much." This is the reflection of someone who has finished surgery, and whether surgery is needed or not is something to judge after confirming your condition through an examination. In the last box, they wrote that they were satisfied.
