"It Was Uncomfortable, but Bearable"

Compression accounts for half of recovery in gynecomastia surgery. Because an empty space forms where tissue was excised, it has to be pressed until that space adheres in order to reduce problems such as bleeding or seroma. Beyond this, a smaller space allows the scar tissue to form thinly, and it has a great influence on satisfaction with the surgical result, so wearing the compression garment to minimize the space is very important.

That is why the course can turn out differently for someone who wore the compression garment well and someone who took it off often because it was stifling. That is why I explain the compression garment as the last stage of surgery. It is not a treatment that ends in the operating room.

The first 12 to 48 hours after surgery are a period with a risk of bleeding, so you spend that time with an extra layer of compression over the compression garment. Being pressed doubly on the chest and abdomen makes this the most stifling time.

When you come to the clinic the next day, we check for bleeding and then remove that additional compression. From then on, it becomes much more comfortable. During this period you cannot do upper-body exercise, but you can do light walking or lower-body squats.

As their impression on first coming to the clinic, they wrote: "Everyone was extremely kind, from registration at the desk to the examination and the surgical consultation."

The first person a patient meets at a clinic is usually not the doctor. They pass through the registration desk and the consultation before coming to the consultation room. The explanations exchanged along the way have already shaped much of the decision.

When I asked about a memorable moment during surgery, they wrote briefly: "When I opened my eyes, the surgery was over."

Because surgery is performed under sedation, almost no one remembers the surgical process. The surgery itself takes about thirty minutes, and the explanation of the result is given in the recovery room after the surgery is finished.

Saying it was bearable is different from saying it was comfortable. This person first wrote that it was uncomfortable and then wrote how much.

The wearing period and the degree of discomfort vary with the extent of excision and the recovery course. What schedule will apply in your case is most accurately learned at an examination and follow-up checks. For what they wanted to do after surgery, they wrote that they want to exercise and lose weight.