Chattanooga Male Breast Reduction doctors

	J. Jason Wendel, MD Nashville Plastic Surgeon 1215 21st Ave South Suite 6050 , Nashville		1 answer
	Christopher W. Chase, MD Chattanooga Plastic Surgeon 3404 Navajo Drive, Chattanooga
	Mark A. Brzezienski, MD Chattanooga Plastic Surgeon 979 East Third St. Suite C-920, Chattanooga
	Jeanne A. Scanland, MD Chattanooga Plastic Surgeon 2104 Hamill Road, Hixson

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Can Men Manage the Pain from a Breast Reduction with Advil? My research indicates that there is not much pain after surgery and nothing that Advil or Tylenol with Codine could not handle.

A: pain after breast reduction

Pain is a highly variable and depends on patient to patient.

Many of my patients transition to ibuprofen or Tylenol after 1-2 days of pain medication. This gives the body time to form stable clots so you would be less likely to bleed.

Typically, my patients do not need a lot of pain medication. During the procedure, I do use a long-acting numbing agent (local anesthetic) so that the pain for the first day is not so bad.

You may also ask your doctor about pain catheters, little tubes that go in the surgical area and slowly drip numbing medicine into the area to avoid the need for heavy duty pain medicine. Many of my patients opt for this and like the convenience and lack of significant discomfort.

I certainly don't think pain catheters are mandatory. It's simply nice to offer them to patients who I think are going to have a low tolerance for the discomfort of surgery.

I hope this helps.

J. Jason Wendel, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon