"Contrary to What People Worry About"

Of the stories that circulate online or among people around you, those from cases that did not go smoothly linger longer than those from cases that did. When there is no discomfort, people do not bother to mention it. So the information people arrive with often leans more toward worry than reality. On top of that, many people who have had gynecomastia surgery do not tell those around them.

Still, I do not speak in the opposite direction either. Things that can occur in gynecomastia surgery include blood collecting, fluid accumulating, sensation being dulled for a while, and the two sides looking different. The frequency is low, but I cannot say the possibility itself does not exist. Before surgery I go through this list as it is, and explain together how each is handled if it happens. In this person's case, none of these occurred.

The points that cause anxiety during recovery are usually fixed: one side looking more swollen, dulled sensation around the areola, something firm when touched. Most of these resolve with time, but if you have a fever or one side suddenly becomes larger, you should come in for an earlier appointment. This distinction has to be given in advance so that people do not judge on their own at home. That is also why follow-up appointments are scheduled for three to four weeks after surgery.

They also wrote about the clinic's atmosphere, the attitude of the staff, and the medical team who tried to ease their nerves. In the operating room, staying at your side and checking your condition is the role of the anesthesiologist and the surgical team. Once anesthesia begins you stay asleep until the surgery is over, and I, as the operating surgeon, enter the operating room after that.

In the box for what they wished from the clinic, they wrote this.

"Wishing you prosperity~"

Instead of a wish, they wrote a greeting. I have reproduced it as written, tilde and all.

They also wrote that daily life seemed likely to become more comfortable than before. What surgery changes is usually that kind of thing.

They must have heard many stories before deciding on surgery. The next time someone asks, they can answer from the side of having lived it.