I had surgery to remove my unilateral gynecomastia two and a half years ago. I did it through my insurance, and so it was not a specialized plastic surgeon doing my surgery. As you can see from the picture, she removed the gland through a fairly large excision close to my armpit. There is a fair amount of scar tissue around the area where the gland was, and a slight "crater deformity". Is there any hope for improved symmetry? Or at least a reduction in puffiness/ actual nipple size (not areola)?
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Dear Bull123,
Thank you for your clinical post. It does appear that your gynecomastia surgery
resulted in a fluid collection under the soft tissue that have been
elevated. This post-operative
complication is called a seroma. It does
appear the seroma did evacuate when you manipulated the...
Hard to tell, I would recommend a physical exam with a plastic surgeon for the best opinion. There are varying degrees of gynecomastia ranging from puffy nipple to severe breast enlargement and/or breast sag. The severity of the gynecomastia will determine which treatment option is...
You have worked very hard for your physique a minimal correction could give you the results you desire. It is very important to select an experienced plastic surgeon who will not leave you with distortion or scars.
