Puffy Nipples Month After Gynecomastia Surgery, Is This Normal? (photo)

Thank you for the question  I have pictures.

It is still too early to evaluate the end results of your surgery. Keep in mind, that some asymmetry is likely to be present after any  type of surgical procedure. It will be much better to have slight “puffiness” as opposed to a crater deformity secondary to over resection.

I would suggest that you allow for several more months to pass before you evaluate the end results of the procedure. In the meantime, refrain from unnecessary “worry” (since this does not help),  allow time for skin contraction, and continue close folow up with your plastic surgeon.

 

Best wishes.

At 4 weeks post-op, your recovery is still in its infancy,
and your result will continue to change for up to a year.  The most rapid change following gynecomastia
surgery is seen during the first 6 weeks, but even long after that, there are
significant changes that usually occur.  I would advise you to think of your surgery like this.  You bring your
car in to the paint shop to be painted.  They tell you to come back in 2 weeks, but you peek in the window at 1
week and you are not happy with what you see.  Surgery is the same way, but on a longer time scale.  You need to patient, but its hard to do.Under normal circumstances, the only conditions that absolutely require surgery in the
early post-op period are fluid, blood or pus collections, wound separation, or
tissue necrosis (death).  Otherwise, the
general rule in surgery is to wait at least 4-5 months for most of the swelling
to resolve and the majority of healing to occur.  At that time, an evaluation of your condition
would determine if you need revisional surgery.I hope this answers your questions.   Good luck!