POSTED UNDER Gynecomastia Surgery Reviews
30 Years Old - Gynecomastia - Procedure Date Set
UPDATED FROM bhchan
1 month post
Recovery Photos
bhchanDecember 11, 2016
$4,500
Hello!
Photos during recovery.
I have my 6 week appointment this week and will have one more "final" recovery photo to post!
Photos during recovery.
I have my 6 week appointment this week and will have one more "final" recovery photo to post!
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UPDATED FROM bhchan
1 month post
PreOp Photos
bhchanDecember 11, 2016
Hello!
Some PreOp photos of myself.
Some PreOp photos of myself.
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UPDATED FROM bhchan
23 days post
3 Week Recovery Update
bhchanNovember 27, 2016
Hello!
I am 3 weeks into recovery and I am already really happy that I underwent the procedure.
I had my drains removed 5 days after the operation. That was a painful experience, at least for me, others have said it wasn't a big issue. The doctor had to cut some stitches and make it easy for them to be removed. That was pretty painful. Then when the drains were pulled out, that was a type of pain that I have never felt before. I had about a 7-8 inch section of the drain in me through my armpit. After they were removed, I just had gauze on the entries for about 3 days.
I wear the compression vest 24/7. I take it off for showers in the morning and that is pretty much it. When I left the hospital, they had these foam pads over my chest, I used those for about two weeks until my second follow up appointment.
Everything is healing well. My left side looks perfect, good contouring with everything and there is little scar tissue and swelling. My right side is more swollen. There is a hard scar tissue mass under the incision. I have been massaging the area and it seems to be going down.
My range of motion is getting better. The only thing that I am still getting used to is when I lift my arms all the way up or use my chest muscles. Doing these things tends to pucker my nipple and I think my body is still healing and getting used to the changes.
More posts to come later.
I am 3 weeks into recovery and I am already really happy that I underwent the procedure.
I had my drains removed 5 days after the operation. That was a painful experience, at least for me, others have said it wasn't a big issue. The doctor had to cut some stitches and make it easy for them to be removed. That was pretty painful. Then when the drains were pulled out, that was a type of pain that I have never felt before. I had about a 7-8 inch section of the drain in me through my armpit. After they were removed, I just had gauze on the entries for about 3 days.
I wear the compression vest 24/7. I take it off for showers in the morning and that is pretty much it. When I left the hospital, they had these foam pads over my chest, I used those for about two weeks until my second follow up appointment.
Everything is healing well. My left side looks perfect, good contouring with everything and there is little scar tissue and swelling. My right side is more swollen. There is a hard scar tissue mass under the incision. I have been massaging the area and it seems to be going down.
My range of motion is getting better. The only thing that I am still getting used to is when I lift my arms all the way up or use my chest muscles. Doing these things tends to pucker my nipple and I think my body is still healing and getting used to the changes.
More posts to come later.
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November 30, 2016
Awesome! Sucks about the drains. I'm a week post and was fortunate enough to avoid the drains. I might have to start massaging around the incision too, but I'm waiting till that numb feeling goes away.
December 11, 2016
Thanks! Good luck on your recovery!
I think the massaging really helps. After a week or so of doing that, nothing hard seems to be left.
I think the massaging really helps. After a week or so of doing that, nothing hard seems to be left.
December 11, 2016
Thanks! Good luck on your recovery!
I think the massaging really helps. After a week or so of doing that, nothing hard seems to be left.
I think the massaging really helps. After a week or so of doing that, nothing hard seems to be left.
November 30, 2016
Congrats! It sounds like things are going well for you! Do you have any before and after pictures? I have been looking to get this procedure done by the same doctor, but I want to make absolutely sure that he is the doc for me prior to diving in... That said, the couple surgeries I've seen so far have been really good so I think your in good hands, but I'm still scared...lol
December 11, 2016
Thanks for the kind words! I do have some photos, I'll be putting them up.
I'm happy that this post may be able to help you. When I was looking around for plastic surgeons for the operation, Dr. Kovanda seemed to be the only one that made sense for me. He uses general anesthetic at a surgery center, doesn't commit to uses drains unless needed and uses liposuction and removes the breast tissue.
Hope the photos and everything help. Let me know if you have any more questions.
I'm happy that this post may be able to help you. When I was looking around for plastic surgeons for the operation, Dr. Kovanda seemed to be the only one that made sense for me. He uses general anesthetic at a surgery center, doesn't commit to uses drains unless needed and uses liposuction and removes the breast tissue.
Hope the photos and everything help. Let me know if you have any more questions.
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I took a week off after the operation just in case. I had the surgery done on Friday, so that totaled to about 13 days from work (including weekends). I needed all of those days to recover.
Full functionality didn't really come until about the 5-6 week mark for me. There is a lot of tenderness and soreness that really took time to completely go away. Right now at a little over 6 weeks, I feel like I did before.