When can I start doing heavy lifting after gynecomastia surgery? (Photo)

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I have just done a guno surgrey in china and its been a month. I feel like my chests have some excess skin but not sure. I have posted a picture of them. Are they normally like that after the surgrey or they might need more time to recover? And when can i start doing heavy lifting after gyno surgrey? Thanks!

Ozge Ergun, MD · Answer

Thanks for the question. After 6 weeks your surgery area is totally healed and yes you can do gym and also do other activities. I wish you all the best.

Ankur Mehta, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for posting a photo along with your question. A picture of what your chest looked like before would really be helpful as would knowing exactly what procedures were performed (lipo, gland removal etc...) It does appear that you may have some excess skin left over and that your nipples are pointing downwards and are a little low. This may improve with time and if you get some skin retraction but I think its highly unlikely that it will change much. From your photos it seems as though you will need some type of skin tightening procedure and the nipples will need to be moved in a slightly higher position. The only way to know for sure is after an in person evaluation. Please make sure you are seen by a board certified plastic surgeon. As far as working out goes...It is best to ask your surgeon what they recommend but I usually tell my patients its ok to go back to working out at 4-6 weeks as long as there are no issues during the post op recovery process. I hope this helps!Ankur Mehta MD

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear jamesl1106,every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Anup Dhir, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. It takes a few months for the healing to take place, so it may be early to make any assessment. It is usually ok to start exercising after about six weeks after surgery. But this may vary according to the type and extent of surgery. It may be best to ask your surgeon.

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