Truman Customer Story Column
"Whether a Sunken Look or Deformity Might Occur"
Among the worries that come up in gynecomastia consultations, there is one of the most specific kind. It is a question asked by people who have researched the surgery for a long time.
The answer the person I am introducing today wrote as their biggest worry before surgery was just that: "I worried that a sunken look or deformity might occur after surgery, but when I actually saw how it looked after surgery I was very satisfied, and there was almost no pain."
A sunken look refers to the area looking caved in when too much of the tissue beneath the areola has been removed. So in gynecomastia surgery, the judgment of how much to leave matters more than how much to remove.
The amount left is decided by looking together at the original amount of tissue, the thickness and elasticity of the skin, and the body type. It is surgery with the same name, but the judgments made inside differ from person to person. That is why in consultations I explain separately the parts that will improve and the parts that will not.
What Only Shows with TimeRight after surgery, swelling remains, so it is hard to judge the shape as it is. The shape settles while the space left where tissue was removed adheres under compression.
What this person described as satisfying is their impression of the course they went through. The shape of the result and the pain differ from person to person, and some people say it bothered them for a few days.
The Moment the Tension EasedFor a memorable moment, they wrote this: "When the doctor said he would do a good job of getting the look I wanted, my tension eased, and that was good."
This conversation took place in the consultation room. In the operating room, you are already under anesthesia, so there is no conversation. Aligning on the look you want before surgery is the core of the consultation, and once that process is settled, there is nothing new left to discuss on the day of surgery.
A Place Where Questions Get AnsweredAs their impression when they first came to the clinic, they wrote this: "It felt very good that they responded kindly to the things I was curious about."
The 12 to 48 hours right after surgery are a period with a risk of bleeding, so you spend that time with additional compression over the compression garment, and the next day, after we check at the clinic for any bleeding, we remove it. If you know this kind of schedule in advance, the recovery period is much easier.
Taking Off the Thick ClothesFor what they most wanted to do after surgery, they wrote that they had always worn only thick clothes and wanted to try wearing the clothes they had always wanted to wear.
To others with the same concern, they left the message that they would recommend it. This is this person's experience, and whether to have surgery is something to judge after confirming your condition through an examination.
