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30 Year Old Male, Gynecomastia Surgery, Combined Liposuction and Subcutaneous Mastectomies Removal. Charleston, SC
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I'm so excited to finally pursue this long dream...
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I'm so excited to finally pursue this long dream of mines. I'm getting gynecomastia correction surgery on March 18, 2015. I'll post pictures my results after then. Dr. Kalus is my doctor and he has been great to work with. He asked about my expectations and informed me of the possible outcomes of the surgery. A friend of mines told about Dr.Kalus and his professionalism.
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February 4, 2015
Hi Imalander, I saw your question about losing weight prior to your surgery, and although I am not a doctor, I thought I might share what I've been told. According to my doctor, prior to surgery, you want to be within 10 lbs of the weight you will be able to maintain after your surgery. (Notice I said be able to maintain, which may or may not be your ideal weight.) This is something you have ask yourself, and be realistic about. That way, any additional weight loss after surgery will have less of an impact on the work done by your doctor. In my case, I started the new year at 195 lbs, (knowing that the weight I would be able to maintain, would be around 172-175, I'm 5' 9"). I am now at 180 and feel losing an additional 5-8 lbs after my surgery should not affect the results of my procedure. (I'm having gyno surgery and lipo on my abs and flanks.) Of course everyone is different and your doctor may give you different advice to suit your particular situation. I was able to lose the the weight with cardio 5 days a week, weight lifting 2 days a week, and CLEAN eating. I don't eat anything that's processed, comes in a package or box. No wheat. No added sugar. The only dairy I eat is greek yogurt. And I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. I still eat beef, turkey, and chicken (not fried of course). No alcohol, (which I needed to stop for the surgery anyway). Eating like this was hard the first couple of weeks, but now it's become second nature. I still crave pizza, burgers and fries, but I figure I'm investing a lot into my body, and now I have to do the right thing to maintain it. Otherwise, why do this? Good Luck with whatever you decide.
February 4, 2015
Man, thanks for the great advice and this inspiring quote"I'm investing a lot into my body, and now I have to do the right thing to maintain it. I just finished doing 25 mins of cardio. I'm 5'10 and 248 lbs. My goal is 220 lbs before surgery. Which I feel is a weight I can maintain after surgery. Honestly I can say I will eat cleaner than I have been in the past year. Thanks for the food tips. After surgery bodybuilding has always been a goal of mines. Thanks again
February 4, 2015
No problem. That is what this site is all about, helping, supporting, and encouraging others. I only wish I had found out about it a long time ago. Bodybuilding is a great motivating goal, I wish you the best of luck with that.
March 18, 2015
Today is your day! Sending you positive thoughts. Please keep us update on your experience and how you are doing!
March 27, 2015
Thank you for your kind words. I am delighted to know you are pleased.
UPDATED FROM lmalinder
1 month pre
Weight loss goal 20-25 lbs before surgery
After some soul search and great advice from others. I've decided to increase my cardio exercise and loss 20-25 within a month and half before surgery to better my chances of an good post op result. It's going to be hard but I plan to loss weight and while the healing process takes place I'll bulk up on muscle to improve my result. I seen good results ,for people with cases like mine, when the patient and surgeon do their part. Even after getting advice, I will consult with my surgeon Ram Kalus, MD for guidance. Thanks to everyone for your advice.
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November 1, 2015
Am Proud of u sir for being Brave...I live in SA....I've the same Problem I just want tO get rid of this Breast it's embarrassing I dnt know any Recommendit place In South Africa
UPDATED FROM lmalinder
2 days post
Day of Surgery!!!!!
I couldn't believe the day of surgery was finally. I arrived at the surgery center in Charleston at 0855 and signed my paperwork, which wasn't much since I completed the pre op forms online the before surgery. The staff was very nice. I was called to the back, where my vital signs taken and I changed into my grown. Dr. Kalus came in ask how was feeling and if I had questions or concerns. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Afterwards, I met everyone else who would be participating with my surgery. The nurse started my IV and I was taken to the operation room. The last thing I remember is sliding over to the operation table and one of the nurses putting the blood pressure cuff on my arm.... I woke up in the recovery room with my compression vest on and JP drains in place. As you could imagine I was still feeling the effects of being anesthesia. Dr. Kalus came in the room asked how I was feeling and explained how well the surgery went. I was happy to hear that. The surgery took about three hours. Shortly after that I was discharged home with antibiotic and pain medication. When arrived home I took a nap and around 930 pm, Dr.Kalus called me and asked how I was doing. I was impressed to have received a phone call from him at that time of night. As a nurse, I work with plenty of doctors, who would just have the nurse those kinds of calls. So this was big deal to me. I told him I wasn't in much pain just soreness. He reminded me about my Day 1 post op appointment in the morning. After the call from the doctor, I went back to bed and sleeping most of the night on back.
Thank you for starting your review with us. Definitely post updates so that we can see how everything is going. Exciting....