"Only the Compression Garment Was Uncomfortable"

An empty space forms where tissue has been removed. Left as it is, blood or fluid can easily collect, and the skin reattaches more slowly. The compression garment presses that space closed. Wearing it for the set amount of time during recovery affects the result.

I hear every year that it is uncomfortable in summer. It is true that it is hot and stifling. But if you take it off on your own to shorten this period, swelling lasts longer and the shape takes longer to settle. The wearing period is adjusted according to the state of the wound and swelling, so just let us know at your appointment. Worn under outer clothing its shape does not show, so it rarely interferes with going to work.

Not having much pain was this person's case. People feel it differently depending on the amount and firmness of the tissue removed and their sensitivity to pain.

About when they first came to the clinic, they wrote this.

"Having only male nurses gave me a sense of psychological security."

A gynecomastia examination requires lifting your shirt right at the first visit. Who is in the room determines how heavy that burden feels. That is why the Incheon branch has all-male staff.

They also wrote that they were glad the change after surgery was large. The extent of change differs with the original amount of tissue and the condition of the skin, and it changes over several months as swelling subsides. The shape seen right after surgery is not the final shape.

As words for others with the same concern, they wrote this.

"I think if you put up with it for just a month, your quality of life will change."

Recovery has stages. The period in which the wound heals, the period in which swelling subsides, and the period in which the tissue settles pass one after another, and reaching the final stage takes several months. The month this person mentioned refers to the stretch when the compression garment and appointment schedule are most demanding.

Whether and when to have surgery is something to decide after your own condition is confirmed at an examination. The compression garment comes after that.