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Lifting something heavy should not affect your results, though you may get some swelling. In a rare case, you can cause some bleeding signficant enough to stretch and distort the tissues. In gynecomastia surgery, however, the muscles are usually untouched, unlike a breast augmentation or tummy tuck, where limitations on postop activity is important. Thank you for your question.
Thank you for your question - the short answer is, it depends! It depends on the type of incision that was made (direct excision of tissue vs. liposuction), on how you have been healing prior to this, and weather or not you noticed anything immediately after lifting the heavy object - like swelling. Chances are, if you feel fine now and your incisions and chest look fine, then you likely ok. Regardless, you may want to call your PS just to double check - he or she may want to see you. Best of luck!
Thank you for your question and photos. The "puffy" widened areolae are a component of gynecomastia. The glandular tissue that is directly below the nipple is responsible for this. Unfortunately, some surgeons don't address this and only use liposuction to treat the fat component. (theres a fat...
Thank you for your question. Typically the areola will shrink when the tissue behind it, the glandular and fatty tissue is thinned. We typically see this effect take place on the operating table at surgery. As long as there is still thick tissue behind the areolae, the areolae will appear thick...
Hi Gynocantbeatme,Congratulations on your surgery! It looks like everything is doing well at this point. It is still very early in your recovery. By 3 weeks after your surgery, you should be fine swimming and going shirtless. I wouldn't over exert. Enjoy!Dr. Parham Ganchi - Wayne, NJ Plas...
