Will gynecomastia come back after surgery?
After gynecomastia surgery, the problem of breast growth may recur after gynecomastia surgery for hormonal reasons. After gynecomastia surgery, we recommend that you avoid excessive weight gain and exercise regularly. If you adopt a healthy life in this way, you reduce the risk of recurrence. Before surgery, the patient must inform the doctor and anesthesiologist who will perform plastic surgery of all the details about the medications and general health condition in which they are used. 1 week before the operation, the use of blood thinners, herbal teas, fish oils should be stopped, special herbal curing applications should not be performed. As with all operations, it is recommended to stop smoking and alcohol consumption at least one week in advance before gynecomastia surgery.
After surgery, the breast will not grow again, but if the person continues to gain and lose excess weight, there is a high probability that there will be fat and growth again in the breast. For this reason, it is recommended to eat a balanced diet after surgery and avoid fatty and weight gain foods. Gynecomastia surgery should be performed by plastic surgeons. People who are not plastic surgeons may experience deformities, which can take different forms, such as collapsing in like a crater on the nipple or vice versa, due to surgery.
How long does gynecomastia surgery last?
Gynecomastia surgery is done as an outpatient procedure under general anesthetic. Based on the form and source of the problem, gynecomastia surgery might take anywhere from one to six hours. In addition, the medical approach utilized to treat the problem will influence how long it would take to finish the surgery. Next, the number of operations conducted must be considered in order to accurately estimate the length of the surgery.
So, gynecomastia surgery lasts between one to six hours, but this estimate might change from one patient to the next and the surgeon’s preferences.
Is gynecomastia surgery permanent?
The effects of gynecomastia surgery are generally permanent. This is because the problematic tissue and fat are eliminated, resulting in a flat, masculine-appearing chest. It is exceedingly unlikely that the men’s breasts will grow back the following surgery unless such precise factors indicated above prompted the onset of your problem and resulted in breast tissue regeneration. Most males who have been officially identified with gynecomastia do not have the condition due to medicines, medications, or diseases, but instead have extra breast tissue for unexplained reasons, which is known as idiopathic gynecomastia.
To sum up, yes, the surgery itself is permanent but in some situations, you may have to see your doctor again.
References:
https://www.drgreenwald.com/blog/will-your-man-boobs-come-back-after-gynecomastia-surgery/
https://www.breslowmd.com/does-gynecomastia-come-back-after-surgery/
