What does expect "realist results" mean?

[CoDog]

Gyne.org patrons,
                I have browsed these forums for a couple months looking for people's surgical results. I am 22 and have had gyne for about a year, no need to elaborate, these f***ing lumps piss me off and sadden me. I thought alot about surgery and many of these testimonials gave me hope that one day my chest would return to normal. But, the one thing that always seems to pop up in a recommendation for surgery, and bum me out, is to expect realistic results. What does this mean? If you have had surgery and considered it a success please answer the fallowing questions and give us people who are looking forward to a cure for our ailment a realistic outlook.

How big were your glands?
How much did the surgeon remove?
How does the effected area feel, self-examining, post surgery apposed to prior surgery?
Does it feel like skin then muscle where the gland was or is there unnatural flesh present?
Would you say that your chest looks normal after the surgery?
How well did the surgery fix the contour of your chest? Does your shirt hang high on your chest muscles or does it still poke out around the lower pectoral?
If your chest was a 10 before you got gyne what would you rate it after surgery?
Rate the success of your surgery: 1-10?
Who was your doctor and how much did it cost.


                                                          To any and all who take the time to answer this,
                                                                          thank you
                                                                                                 -clj

[Grandpa Bambu]

I am 22 and have had gyne for about a year.

You got Gyne when you were 21.... Do you know what caused your Gyne to form? Meds?

The one thing that always seems to pop up in a recommendation for surgery, and bum me out, is to expect realistic results. What does this mean?

Being 'Realistic' means don't expect perfection. GRS is a 'Fix' not a 'Cure' dude. More than likely, there will be some imperfections.

If you have had surgery and considered it a success please answer the fallowing questions and give us people who are looking forward to a cure for our ailment a realistic outlook.

As I mentioned above... GRS is not a cure, just a fix.

How big were your glands?

Not sure on how 'big' the glands were but the m(o)(o)bs were big enough to fill a 'D' cup...

How much did the surgeon remove?

LHS: 23grams  RHS: 26 grams  of Adipose tissue.

How does the effected area feel, self-examining, post surgery apposed to prior surgery?

Gyne free!

Does it feel like skin then muscle where the gland was or is there unnatural flesh present?

Feels normal. LHS has a bit of a concavity tho.

Would you say that your chest looks normal after the surgery?

'Ideal' would be a better word dude. Yeah, my post-op chest is very close to 'my' ideal.

How well did the surgery fix the contour of your chest? Does your shirt hang high on your chest muscles or does it still poke out around the lower pectoral?

Contour is very good. Shirts hang high on Pecs.

If your chest was a 10 before you got gyne what would you rate it after surgery?

9.9

Rate the success of your surgery: 1-10?

IMO, 10.

Who was your doctor and how much did it cost.

Dr. John Craig Fielding - $1280 (CND)
The $1280 was for the Lipo portion of the procedure. Provincial Health Care covered the rest.


GB

[CoDog]

Grandpa Bambu,
        I think that I got my gyne from experimentation with roids but I am not positive. Two years ago I bought a bottle of testosterone with no real idea of usage or side effects. I didn't think anything could get me, so when I abruptly stopped taking the juice I totally forgot that I ever tried that disgusting S***. I only took four of the ten CCs in the bottle and said to hell with this weirdness. Then a year later it became clear that I had a something alien under my skin upon my breast.


                                                                                          thanks for taking the time Bambu,
                                                                                                              -clj
                                                                                   

[headheldhigh01]

since you were around 21 i'd say even though there was a delay, i think it was related.  excess testosterone can aromatize into estrogens. 

general comment, every case starts out with a higher or lower handicap, and every case starts out with a more experienced surgeon or a less experienced one.  so some guys will be pretty much normal, some will be close to it, some will be able to get by, and others might find themselves thinking revision.  and some guys would be happy with what some milder cases look like pre-op, where some body builder might really fret over a finer point almost nobody else would notice.  statistically you'd probably be ok, but it will always depend on severity, surgeon, and things like that.   

[Mr_Nip]

Realistic results is basically the optimal results a doctor can achieve for your condition.

For example, sagging/loose skin was a concern for my moderately severe case. Me expecting a flat chest without loose/sagging skin, with just lipo/excision, was unrealistic.

Success is relative to the patient.

When you look in the mirror, ask yourself what you'd be happy with, not what you'd love to have.

Very well said, clearsky. 

... And even on somebody who has relatively mild gyne there's going to be the likelyhood of seeing mild scars at close range.  I consider my surgery a huge success, but I'm still going in for revision next month to fix a little dent.  That was my surgeon's idea to go for revision, by the way. 

CoDog, the reason you see me and others say to be realistic is that we have seen so many people on these boards go into surgery believing they're going to come out looking like one of the male models you see shirtless in a designer jeans ad.  After surgery if they don't have this preconceived "perfect" look then they experience a huge dissappointment during what should be a happy time.  We just want people to go into surgery with the realistic expectation that they will look more normal. 

[r2ds]

codog, you have had yours for 1 year, I had mine for twenty, just had surgery a week and a half ago, its still to early to tell final results, I still have some swelling. I was diagnosed with stage 1, which is enlarged gland and some glandular fat, exc, and lipo was done, what I will say is go see a couple ps, and tell each of them what is bothering you, and bring your findings back to this board for opionions, also might help if you post pics of you chest. JMO...