✍️ Massage after Gynecomastia Surgery
One very important yet understated post-surgical advice is about the massage. Massage is advised starting 3 weeks after the surgery and may need to continue for 6 weeks to 6 months. The duration depends on the grade of gynecomastia. The main factors being the amount of skin laxity and skin tone. The purposes of massage […]
✍️ Psychological Aspects of Gynecomastia
While Gynecomastia is a purely and mostly non-hormonal issue, its psychological issues are varied and well documented. I recently read a few articles that highlighted this often neglected dimension of gynecomastia. Ordaz DL and Thompson JK authored a comprehensive paper titled ‘Gynecomastia and psychological functioning: A review of the literature.’ It was published in Body […]
✍️ Top Surgery for Trans Men
Trans men are those who have been attributed to female sex at birth. But when they mature, they self-identify one’s gender as men. Many trans men look for male breast surgery or as commonly called Top Surgery. With this, they attempt to reduce their feminine chest shape. Although breast/chest appearance is an important secondary sex […]