Kongking's surgery by Dr. Ben Herbosa

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Regd Seroma, Bro, sabi ng surgeon na nagtanggal sa stitches ko, seroma is present pag di matigas ang operative site. pag walang seroma daw, mahina yung turgor. most likely, pag matigas yung operative sight, swelling lang yan. also, pag matindi daw yung seroma, dapat talagang e drain daw.

[kongking]

trex,

ano ba ibang sabihin ng turgor?  meron akong lump sa may lower right portion ng right chest ko mga 1 week post surgery napansin ko na, hindi sya matigas e.  gaano ba katigas para malaman na swelling? para bang may lumalaban pag pinipindot?  yung lump sa akin kasi malambot, parang taba lang. pero manhid yung surface. pina check ko na k doc ben pero sabi nya swelling lang daw, babalik na lang ako para pakita ulit. medyo madilim kasi sa room nung nag pa check up ako sa kanya kaya baka di nya napansin mabuti.  nabasa ko rin somewhere dito na pag seroma hindi drinain/aspirate pwede raw mamuo scar tissue. kamusta na healing mo?

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kongking: nagtanong na ako, bro. di daw pwede ang added compression sa "void" areas. Sa opinion ko lang, immediate post-op, i think pwede eto para walang hollow areas for seroma formation. but in the long run, accdg. kay Dr. Silverman, snug even compression daw kc magkaroon daw ng deformity sa area na may added compression. I think he meant baka mag depress yung area.

[lorenz20021]

congratz sa inyong dalawa mga bro...welcome to the freegyne company

[kongking]

trex, about the added compression, nabasa ko lang yan somewhere in this forum, sa post surgery and healing section ata. di ko rin sure.  kamusta healing mo?

lorenz,

tnk u! nakita ko pics mo 8 months after, ganda ng resulta.  congrats rin!

[poorguy23]

hello bro's im a newbie here and im planning to take operation before the end of this year hope fully

gonna need your advise ... can u guys give me an idea the estimated cost or range for the gynecomastia surgery any information would be

helpful ... im just one of the sufferers of this embarassing situation i hope you can help me... im planning to have it done with Doc Benny Herbosa

though i havent met him yet ... but upon reading upon all the post in this site i quite trust the positive feedbacks he get from his satisfied patient


HOW MUCH IS IT ? or RANGE PLS ? i think im on a mild case thanks any reply would be appreciated thanks 

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@poorguy23: Accdg to the plastic surgeons I communicated to, the price range is somewhere between P45k-65k, depending upon the severity of the case. Yung advantage kay doc benny, he is very liberal on the price. in my case, he offered the lowest price and as far as i've known, he has the most number of cases in doing this type of surgery. kumbaga, you have the best of both worlds. Bro, as early as 24 weeks post-op at namaga pa yung chest ko, just like what the others are telling you in this forum, it's all worth the pain & money. Di ka na ma embarass magsando lang lumabas ng bahay or kwarto. Hope this helps. good luck!

@kongking, ok naman bro. actually tama yung sabi ng mga doctor, yung depression/indentation above my left areola is getting better as i am healing. yung problema ko naman yung sa right areola, nag-overlap sa skin tissue beneath it by a few millimeters. very obvious, bro.nagtanong na ako sa supporting doctors, sabi nila after 6 months or so, pag di nag sit well yung scar, dapat mag scar revision. Im praying this will resolve as i heal more otherwise... scar revision. sabagay, minor operation lang naman daw eto compared sa corrective surgery.

Kumusta ka na rin? gym ka na uli?

[kongking]

poorguy - 50 to 60K on average, i believe.  But I think it really depends on the severity of your case.  Best would be for you to schedule a consultation with dr. herbosa and do some research prior to your consultation so that you'll know what specific questions to ask.  Also, if I have one advice to offer you, that would be : buy a good elastic compression garment / bandage.

[kongking]

trex,

hope your wound heals well and you won't need to go back for a revision.  Yung sa akin may swelling pa rin around the surgical site for both sides of my chest.  Waiting parin magsubside.  Almost 8 weeks na ko post op ngayon, pero swollen parin.  parang di ko mapansin improvement.

nag gym na ko, pero cardio lang, yun elliptical machine ginagamit ko, mas wala kasing impact para sa akin, di masyado naaalog chest ko.  nag leg exercises na rin ako last week.  Wala ng sumasakit pag gumagalaw ako, except for Overhead arm movements nalang.

Will post 2 months post op pics after my upcoming check up with doc herbosa.

[faithonly]

Mga sir, congrats po sa inyong lahat!

Im 18 years old right now 2nd year college. ang hirap mabuhay in this situation. Im planning to have surgery pero I guess mahihirapan talaga ako mag pa surgery. tuloy tuloy kasi ang studies ko ngayon, so tuloy tuloy rin yung gastos sa school, medyo sakto lang kasi yung budget ng pamilya ko. And if ever naman na mag pa surgery ako sa tingin ko magsstop talaga ako sa pagaaral for a year or more dahil nga for the recovery time. Im just sharing this and hopefully get your opinions or thoughts about my situation.

Mga pics ng gyno ko.
flickr.com/photos/62250933@N04/

Thank you for reading mga sir. Any comments,suggestions, opinions or thoughts would be appreciated. God bless and take care.

[kongking]

faithonly - Di ko sure kung ano exact situation mo financially, pero walang mawawala kung magpaconsulta ka sa doctor at itanong mo kung may payment plans na pwede nyong pagusapan.  maraming mga comments dito sa website tungkol kay doc benny na nag ooffer nga ng terms, subukan mo lang pre.  

As for the recovery time, hindi mo kailangan mag stop ng schooling para mag recover after ng surgery.  Sa experience ko, ito time line ng healing ko.

# of weeks post surgery:
1 : stitches removed
4: stopped wearing compression garment / binder.  normal day to day activity nagagawa ko na. may konting kirot lang from time to time (for example, nalubak ako during driving).  Also, pag mali yung sleeping position, e.g. sleeping sideways, pag gising ko medyo masakit rin
5 weeks: tanggal na lahat ng peklat sa areola ko, kung saan yung incision, halos di mahalata na nagpa surgery ako.

[kongking]

8 weeks: wala na kong nararamdaman miski konting kirot, and nakakatulog na ko kahit anong position.  Di ko lang ma extend fully upwards yung left arm ko dahil may konting tightness and pain pa, pero besides that, ok na ok na.  Plano ko mag intense weight lifting by the end of my 3rd month post surgery.  As of now, i do leg workouts na.  I tried doing incline dumbell presses, i felt no pain, but ayaw ko paring i risk, so wait parin til after 3 months. 

NOTE: Every week after having surgery, i felt significant improvement in my strength and mobility, especially 4 weeks after having surgery, when I was allowed to remove my chest binder.

hope this helps.

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@kongking: actually, tama yung sinabi mo nung last posting mo, about 6 weeks post-op ka yata nun na 85% of your strength bumabalik. sa observation ko ngayon na 3 weeks post-op, there are times during the day na nanghihina ako. ganito talaga eto siguro pag post-op. naka binder pa rin ako pero di na 24/7. pag may arm movements, medyo may pain pa rin. thanks for posting the timeline, bro. it helps.

[kongking]

trex,

try mo parin isuot yung binder 24/7. halos lahat ng doctors dito sa forum advice is to wear the binder at least 4 weeks.  3 weeks post op check up ko kay doc benny, he told me na ok na results ko, and that I can stop wearing the binder, but I continued to wear it for 1 more week, and I really feel that doing so helped my recovery a lot.  Til now, when i get the opportunity, i still wear the binder when i go to bed. 

rest as much as you can until 4 weeks post op.  avoid mo rin arm movements, and doing anything that leads to pain in the surgery area. 

And also iwasan mong mabunggo o matamaan yung surgical site.  Yung left chest ko ang ganda na sana ng healing, mga 4 weeks palang halos wala ng swelling and wala na rin akong makapa na matigas na parang scar tissue. but then accidentally nasiko yung left chest ko one night, the following morning nagka lump na medyo may katigasan.  up to now hindi parin nawawala

[kongking]

Do a search on youtube about "San Francisco Gynecomastia Male Reduction Surgery". Its a very good documentary about the journey of 3 men who had gynecomastia and undergone very successful surgeries to get rid of their problem.  Enjoy!