Truman Customer Story Column
"Carrying My Bag Proudly with My Shoulders Back"
The most helpful box in a review is not the one filled with praise. It is the one where someone has written specifically about what was uncomfortable.
The person I am introducing today wrote in detail in the last box about what they went through while wearing the compression garment.
About Pressure Under the ArmsA compression garment is worn to press on the chest, so for people who use their arms a lot, it can dig in around the armpits. So we sometimes adjust that part to make movement more comfortable.
This person described their condition after that adjustment like this: "Since it was cut, moving around is definitely easier, but the pressure under the armpits is still a bit strong, so it would be nice to have something I could sew on and wear."
It is an opinion only someone who has actually worn it for a month can write, so we are looking into it. A compression garment has to maintain pressure on the chest without hindering arm movement, and it is not easy to achieve both in a single garment.
The Point When You AdjustAs their biggest worry before surgery, they wrote this: "The discomfort of the compression garment. I got used to it quickly, so it was fine"
Compression accounts for half of recovery in gynecomastia surgery. The space left where tissue was excised has to be pressed until it adheres, so that problems such as bleeding or seroma can be reduced. However, how quickly you adjust and how uncomfortable it is differ from person to person.
The 12 to 48 hours right 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. When you come to the clinic the next day, we check for any bleeding and then remove that additional compression.
During this period you cannot do upper-body exercise, but you can do light walking or lower-body squats. The surgery itself is performed under sedation and is over in about thirty minutes.
As their impression when they first came to the clinic, they wrote that there were only men, which made it feel trustworthy. They also wrote that they liked how practical the waiting area was.
Gynecomastia care involves showing a part you have long kept hidden several times, at the consultation and before and after surgery. Only when that setting is comfortable do people stop putting off the next appointment.
The answer they wrote for what they most wanted to do after surgery was this: "Carrying my bag proudly with my shoulders back. Fixing my forward head posture. The gym!"
Some people are bothered by the bag strap crossing the front of the chest, so they carry it on only one shoulder or hold it pulled forward. When that posture goes on for a long time, it affects the shoulders and even the neck.
This person left the advice that if nothing changes even after losing weight, you should at least get a consultation. This is this person's experience, and whether to have surgery is something to judge after confirming your condition through an examination.
