Male Excess Breast Fat Removed (Gynecomastia Surgery) - Kirkland, WA

So I have been feeling very confident with my shirt off the past couple weeks.

I am coming towards the end of my 7th week since my surgery and forgot to mention in my six week update that for the first time ever (by choice), I was able to swim with my shirt off in front of people.

My family was very shocked to see me with no shirt on and they told me I looked great. They also told me that they knew how important this surgery was for me and they were happy I finally did something about my chest.

In the past couple weeks, I have felt motivated to start getting more in shape. I have eased myself into doing cardio on the treadmill as well as leg lifts, while on my back, to work on my belly fat. I have also gone for walks as often as possible.

All my life, I have let my chest dictate what felt like every choice I made. Now I feel like a weight has been lifted. Although I can't get the years I spent in shame back, I look forward to the future.

I am posting the most recent pictures of my chest. You can kind of get a good idea on where the incisions where made. These marks have been lightening up as the weeks go by. They are also in an area where there is a natural crease when my arms are at rest.

During these last couple weeks with the post surgical vest off, I noticed that my nipples and certain areas of my chest were still a little tender especially when I would lay on my stomach to sleep. I had little bits of discomfort when hugging family I had not seen in a while because the pressure from the hug would cause slight pain. Besides these little issues, I feel very good and capable of going about my life as if I did not have surgery weeks ago.

As these last two weeks have past, the tenderness has been going away as well as the unevenness when I look down at my chest.

I have bought a bunch of tank tops and I have worn them out in my everyday life. I feel very comfortable about my chest and I am glad I do not have to wear layers of clothes anymore, it's way too hot for that.

During this third week, I must say that is has been nice being able to sleep on my sides again. Although since the incision marks are near my armpits, I was not able to sleep with one arm under the pillow yet. If I tried, I would get a very mild sensation where my incision is that was not comfortable.

As far as pain or discomfort in general, it has been minimal. Occasionally this week I have noticed that my chest felt tingling, especially near the nipple region. Also when I would gently push down on my chest in certain areas, the sensation felt almost like a mild sunburn.

The unevenness I mentioned I had felt in a previous post, has been slowly going away.

I am looking forward to ending my fourth week, because then I will be able to keep the post surgical vest off. It is not a pain to wear, it would just be one less thing to worry about.