One year after my gynecomastia surgery - is this crater deformity? (photos)

Hi it seems like one side crater deformity is there and some fat on the other side. Crater deformity can be corrected either by fat transfer or fat flap depending on the examination.Fat transfer uses your own body fat to fill the defect while fat flap is large piece of fat tissue that can be rotated into deformity. For the other side I would advise some liposuction to achieve fair symmetry.

To assess the outcome of a surgical procedure I would encourage you and all patients to include proper before and after pictures.

With someone look like before the procedure can explain a lot about results.

Your outcome is a reflection of how the procedure was performed and your underlying anatomy.

It’s common for patients to feel that gynecomastia surgery under treated their problem.

A big part of this has to do with bulging due to even slight skin laxity with the arm in the down position.

Sometimes to get a successful outcome debulking needs to be done to where the area looks slightly over treated with the arm in a raised position to give the best result and have the patient not look under treated with the arm in a down position.

Ideally it should be discussed with patient during in person consultations.

Asymmetries or slight differences in outcome vary from patient to patient and to some degree from Surgeon to Surgeon.

Sometimes revisions are indicated and sometimes the results are as good as they’re going to get and patients should except them.

Different surgeons have different approaches with different amounts of skill and experience.

Some patients are better candidates for ideal outcomes than others.

I suggest you follow up with your provider.

If that does not answer your questions or concerns then consider scheduling a few in person second opinion consultations.


Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD