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.

Tags:

breasts Advil pain male aftercare codeine medication prescription Tylenol

Comment on this

9 Doctor Answers | Asked by anon

Doctor Answers (9)
Community Comments (0)

Discomfort After Male Breast Reduction

The average time for pain pill use after gynecomastia is 2-3 days. Some men do fine without narcotics, but most would prefer them the night of surgery. You will be sore and have fatigue for several weeks. It may be Ok to skip narcotics but do not be afraid to take them as prescribed if you need them.

Pain is uncommon after

We perform over 200 surgeries each year.Pain is not common,except cases when the patient develops Haematoma after surgery.There may be discofot which can be treated with Tylenol.

Pain management after gynecomastia surgery

There is a lot of variability in pain patterns based on the individual patient. In gynecomastia surgery, I would expect there to be a difference in the degree of pain based on whether the procedure simply involved liposuction or if there was removal of breast tissue with alteration of the nipple-areolar complex. I would not recommend Advil in the post-operative period because anti-inflammatory medications increase the risk of bleeding and bruising. Your plastic surgeon will be able to... more

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... more

Pain post gynecomastia surgery

In general, the advil and any other NSAID's should be avoided before and after surgery because they can have an effect on the clotting system and cause bleeding.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Pain after gynecomastia surgery?

In my experience there is very little pain after my patients have had their gynecomastia surgery. I do use a lot of numbing medicine though.

Advil can cause bleeding.BEWARE

Male breast reduction surgery is usually breast gland excision with liposuction. The most common complication that i see in my practice is post-op bleeding. Advil is a blood thinner and will cause bleeding which is very difficult to stop. It last in the body for almost 2 weeks. You do not want to take advil before surgery or after for nearly 2 weeks. see video

Avoid Advil Post-op

Although correction of gynecomastia is well tolerated, I discourage the use of anti-inflammatories (advil, motrin, etc) due to the increased risk of bleeding and bruising. Stick with the narcotics (tylenol with codeine, etc) as prescribed.

Gynecomastia recovery

Thank you for the question. I have found that gynecomastia is often best treated with partial excision of the prominent glandular tissue as well as liposuction surgery of the peripheral chest area. If the prominence of the chest wall is caused by adipose tissue, then liposculpture surgery alone may suffice. Regardless of the exact procedure performed, local anesthesia is used during the procedure. This allows for a relatively comfortable immediate... more