Truman Customer Story Column
The First Time Wearing the Compression Garment
Among the explanations given before surgery, the compression garment is one that does not quite sink in until you actually experience it. What the person I am introducing today wrote as their memory from the surgery was also not a scene from the surgery, but this garment.
We Tell You About the Tightness in Advance"When I first put on the compression garment, I was afraid of the stifling sensation and of how things would go afterward, but they explained everything in detail when I asked, which reassured me"
The compression garment presses down to reduce the collection of blood and fluid in the space left after tissue is removed and to help the skin adhere to fit the reduced tissue. So when you first put it on, the chest feels distinctly tight. If you loosen it on your own because it feels stifling, swelling may last longer and the chance of a seroma rises. How long to wear it and how many hours a day depend on the amount of tissue removed and your progress, so we adjust this at your examinations. The tightness itself usually becomes familiar within a few days, but if the pressure is painful or makes breathing uncomfortable, do not put up with it; please tell us. There are cases where the size needs to be changed or the way of wearing it adjusted.
When Inverted Nipples Are Looked at Together"Also, my inverted nipples were severe, and it was great that they resolved this too, which had always been a source of stress"
Some people have both gynecomastia and inverted nipples. In some cases, glandular tissue was pushing up beneath the areola, and in others, independent of gynecomastia, the tissue beneath the nipple is short and pulling. If the causes differ, the ways of dealing with them differ and the results are not the same, so at the examination before surgery we first check which it is. I do not tell people in advance that gynecomastia surgery alone will also resolve the inversion.
The Surgery Itself Does Not Remain in MemoryGynecomastia surgery is performed under sedation. All that remains for the patient is the moment of closing your eyes in the operating room and the moment of opening them in the recovery room, so like this person, many write about what happened before and after surgery as their memorable scene.
They said that before surgery they were worried about scarring, aftereffects, and cost together. The incision is usually made along the border of the areola, and the scar follows a course of fading over time. However, how much remains varies with skin constitution and care. As for cost, once examination and tests confirm that it qualifies as gynecomastia, national health insurance coverage applies.
Exercise and Swimming, and the Order"I think I'll now be able to exercise and swim more confidently. I'd like to try taking body profile photos too."
When you can resume exercise differs with your progress. During the period of wearing the compression garment, start with light walking, and put off exercise that uses the upper body and swimming until the surgical site has stabilized. Getting into water in particular comes after the wound has fully healed.
They also left the words that if you put off your worry, only time passes. This is this person's reflection after going through it, and depending on the condition, there are cases where gynecomastia needs surgery and cases where it is fine to watch how it develops. Whether it is the compression garment, scarring, or inverted nipples, you can ask in advance at your examination about what you will go through after surgery.
