Words That It Was Over Without Even a Moment to Be Afraid

Author : Dr. Young-jin SimOctober 2, 2026 at 04:21 PM 0
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Words That It Was Over Without Even a Moment to Be Afraid

Some people write their reviews briefly. The person I am introducing today paired each moment they had worried about with their answer to it after it was over, one line each. For the reader, it actually shows more clearly where the burden lay.

 
 
The Very Word "Surgery" Was Frightening

As what weighed on them most before surgery, they wrote the fear of surgery itself, and next to it they wrote this.

"The surgery was over without even a moment to be afraid"

Gynecomastia surgery is performed under sedation. From the patient's point of view, all that remains is the moment of closing your eyes in the operating room and the moment of opening them in the recovery room. Fear rises more in the waiting time before the surgery than during it. Pain is the same; in most cases, people describe the pain as not being as great as they had feared. However, you should know that this part differs from patient to patient.

Words That It Was Over Without Even a Moment to Be Afraid

 
 
I Didn't Know I'd Fall Asleep That Fast

As their memory from the surgery, they picked the moment the anesthesia began.

"I didn't know I'd fall asleep that fast after the anesthesia."

Once anesthesia begins, most people fall asleep within a short time. That also means you do not have to hold onto your tension about the surgery for long. The surgery begins after the anesthesia has fully taken effect. After you wake up, we check your condition in the recovery room and tell you right away how the surgery went and what to watch for over the next few days. Right after waking from anesthesia, what you hear often does not stick, so I give the same explanation once more at the next visit.

 
 
The Stretch When Tension Rose

As what concerned them most when they first came to the clinic, they wrote that their tension kept rising, and they wrote that the atmosphere and the way they were treated were gentle, from the consultation through the surgery and the care afterward.

People who come in for gynecomastia are often tense throughout the entire route, from reception and consultation to undressing and examination. I cannot say that the head nurse's kind tone and manner can remove all of that tension. But so as not to forget that you have to hear explanations in that state, we tend to go over the same things several times.

 
 
A Single Cotton T-Shirt

"Going out wearing just a single cotton T-shirt"

This is what they wrote as what they wanted to do after surgery. What people who have lived with gynecomastia have put off every summer usually lies somewhere around here. However, while you wear the compression garment your clothing is limited, so I will tell you, while watching your progress, from when you can dress as you wish.

As what had changed, they wrote that they gained confidence and self-assurance, and to others with the same concern they left the words that they were satisfied, so you should definitely try it. This is the experience this person went through, and whether surgery is needed differs from person to person depending on the amount and degree of tissue. What to do first is to confirm your condition through an examination, and if after confirming you decide to watch a little longer, that too is a sound decision.

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Dr. Young-jin Sim
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Myeongdong Branch · Urologist · Master of Medicine
# Detail, Perfected# Sincere Consultation# A Choice Without Regret
Key Background
  • · Board Certified Urologist / M.S. in Medicine
  • · M.D., Kyungpook National University School of Medicine
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"A doctor proven by results and remembered for sincerity — a finish where the detail is different."
"Surgery is a matter of technique, but caring for a patient is always a matter of the heart. I explain not only the result but the process honestly, and think it through together with the patient so they can choose after fully understanding. Through years of male body contouring and men's surgery, one standard has not changed: to take responsibility from before the operation through afterwards, so that the patient does not regret this choice. That, to me, is what medical care is."
  • · Residency, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul
  • · Fellowship, Gachon University Gil Hospital
  • · Member, Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology (KSSMA)
  • · Member, Korean Society of Obesity and Body Contouring
  • · Member, Korean Prostate Society (KPS)
  • · Member, Korean Association of Breast Surgery (KABS)
  • · Member, International Society of Obesity and Body Contouring
  • · Former Director, Trueman Men's Clinic Gangnam
  • · Member, Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation (KAUTII) / Korean Society of Urological Infection