Can you die from gynecomastia surgery? Has anyone died from it?

Thank you for sharing your photographs and your questions.  I tell my gynecomastia patients that it can take several weeks to months (6 months and more) before starting to see reliable postoperative results. Compliance with compression garments and limiting physical activity during the...

Excellent question regarding the use and removal of drains, one that I hear from almost every patient postoperatively and one that is always an important topic to discuss preoperatively.  While having a drain may be a temporary inconvenience, it's one that has a very...

Thank you for sharing your questions with our panel.  All fat grafting procedures will result in resorption of fat; best estimates from peer-reviewed literature indicate that as much as 80% of fat injected will take to the grafted site. With respect to skin tethering, any number of...

You are still very fresh from surgery. I recommend that you follow up closely with your surgeon, compress and start massaging the surgical area to help breast up scar tissue. Patients should wait about 6 months before considering any type of revision. I wish you well!

At 3 months it is hard to know without a physical exam if what you are experiencing is breast tissue, swelling or scar formation. You need to wait about 3 more months to see your final result. If you are still not happy you need to have a discussion with your surgeon. Good luck.

Hi and welcome to our forum! From your photo, it appears that a segment of the areola superior to the incision site may have undergone a degree of vascular change leading to altered pigmentation / scar. It is still too early to ascertain its permanency.  I would wait at least 12...