Truman Customer Story Column
"Going Out in Just a White T-Shirt"
The question I am asked most about the compression garment is not whether it is stifling. It is whether it shows from the outside. People have to go to work and meet others, so it is a natural question.
The person I am introducing today also wrote about that as their biggest worry before surgery. It was what to do about clothes while wearing the compression garment.
The sentence this person continued with after surgery was this: "The compression garment did not show over my outer clothes, so it did not interfere with daily life."
The compression garment is worn under your top, so it generally does not show much under ordinary clothing. However, how it feels differs depending on body type and the clothes you usually wear, and the wearing period also varies with the extent of excision and the recovery course.
Why It Has to Be Pressed for a MonthAn 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. The compression garment is closer to the last stage of surgery.
The first 12 to 48 hours after surgery are a period with a risk of bleeding, so you spend that time with one more layer of compression over the compression garment. The next day at the clinic we check for bleeding and then remove that additional compression, and from then on it becomes much more comfortable.
The Day the Waiting Room Was FullAs their impression on first coming to the clinic, they wrote: "On my first visit there were many other patients besides me, so my trust went up / thorough consultation."
Many people have never brought up gynecomastia with anyone before. Until they come to the consultation room it was a problem of their own, and then in the waiting room they see people sitting there for the same reason. That scene sometimes helps sooner than any explanation in consultation.
Opening Your Eyes in the Recovery RoomAs a memorable moment during surgery, they wrote: "It was my first time under anesthesia, so I was nervous, but the atmosphere was comfortable / I was lying down, and when I opened my eyes I was in the recovery room, which was amazing."
Because surgery is performed under sedation, the last memory is just before falling asleep. The surgery itself takes about thirty minutes, and the explanation of the result is given in the recovery room after the surgery is finished.
The answer they wrote for what they most wanted to do after surgery was short: "Going out in just a white T-shirt."
A white short-sleeved shirt is the garment that shows the lines of the body most plainly. For people who have held out every summer with dark colors and an extra layer, it is also a hard garment to choose.
This person left the words that they are regretting why they did not do it sooner. This is their experience, and whether to have surgery is something to judge after confirming your condition through an examination.
