9 days post op ???

[mmaman]

I'm 9 days post op and my glands still feel the same, I think. When I went in for a post-op a couple of days after surgery the doctor told me that I had normal swelling and wouldn't see the results for a while. I've seen others' after pictures just a few days after surgery and the pointiness seems to have gone away for those people. I was under the impression that swelling would occur but this is very hard tissue. Is it possible that the gland is swollen??? I don't think it would feel like it does. I keep having these horrible thoughts that the PS forgot to perform excision. Please let me know if anyone did/didn't have the same experience.

[mmaman]

and i am pretty skinny, so the procedure should have been mostly lexcision.

[reaper33]

did you post any before after pics? who was your ps? it is believed that the major change happens in the op room, and swelling should not be confused with glands.

[mmaman]

i didn't post any pics
dr. jourdan gottlieb, seattle
should I feel any gland. it almost feels like if the swelling goes down, maybe there is just enough gland. i don't know. i better contact my PS on Monday, just don't want to start freakin' out a week post op.

[DrBermant]

I'm 9 days post op and my glands still feel the same, I think. When I went in for a post-op a couple of days after surgery the doctor told me that I had normal swelling and wouldn't see the results for a while. I've seen others' after pictures just a few days after surgery and the pointiness seems to have gone away for those people. I was under the impression that swelling would occur but this is very hard tissue. Is it possible that the gland is swollen??? I don't think it would feel like it does. I keep having these horrible thoughts that the PS forgot to perform excision. Please let me know if anyone did/didn't have the same experience.

Posting Standardized Before and After Pictures can help others better understand your concerns.

Tissue is injured during surgery. It is a question of degree.  Injured tissue starts out firm just like any cut.

How tissues evolve after surgery depends on the problem treated, surgical technique, skill of the surgeon, after care, scar care, and how a patient heals.  I prefer my Dynamic Technique in which there is minimal bruising and swelling.  The biggest change happens on the operating table.  That is how I am able to post images the day after surgery.  However, further refinement happens over time as sculpted tissues evolves as they soften with scar care, compression, and healing.  As with any cut, tissues need to heal and soften.

You can see other examples of early results:

in this competition body builder here.

This one sided (unilateral) gynecomastia shows the swelling after surgery typical swelling after my gynecomastia surgery compaired to the side that had No Surgery. 

Here is another example of early healing after unilateral surgery typically seen with my techniques. 

Here is another example of typical minimal swelling and bruising in a 14 year old patient with more images images of tissue evolution and swelling here.. 

You can find many more examples on my website of primary gynecomastia tissue evolution.  What you see on my website is typical for my patients with my techniques.

I perform many Revision Gynecomastia Male Chest Sculpture Operations on patients done by other doctors around the world. Each patient has told me how different their tissues were after my Dynamic Technique compaired to their previous surgery.  They all have commented how the swelling was much less, comfort better, and their expectation met, even at their first view of the tissues after surgery.  You can see typical tissue evolution after Revision Gynecomastia Surgery here.

However, even with these techniques, the tissue continue to evolve over time.  Here is another example of a patient revised after initial surgery done in Australia, early and 2 years after his operation.

This is real surgery and tissues do need to heal just like any other cut or injury.

Hope this helps,

Michael Bermant, MD
Learn More About Gynecomastia and Chest Sculpture

[mmaman]

Thanks Dr. B.

GB, thanks for the before and after pics. I can really see how the area healed and tightened over time. Did you lose weight after surgery, or is the improvement just healing???

It actually kind of does feel like there is less gland, but my chest looks the same. 

[Grandpa Bambu]

GB, thanks for the before and after pics. I can really see how the area healed and tightened over time. Did you lose weight after surgery, or is the improvement just healing???

I lost weight before surgery and unfortunately have put it all back on since the surgery....   

GB