After Gynecomastia Surgery

Day-1

• Elastic Bandaging- Immediately after surgery you will be shifted with elastic bandage on chest.
• Compression Garment- Post surgery, before discharge your customized compression garment will be worn.
• Immediate appreciation of results
• Have light food in evening, can resume normal diet the next day
• Medicines – Oral antibiotics for five days, usually painkillers are not needed as most of the patients don’t complain of much pain
• No smoking, No alcohol, No lifting heavy weights
• Overhead hand movements might be difficult initially

Day-2

• Can resume desk job
• Avoid exercise
• Avoid over exertion
• Can take bath, avoid rubbing on incision site
• In Grade 4 surgery where free nipple areola grafting has been done, avoid any kind of water on dressed area, just dap with water - soaked cloth on surrounding chest
• Apply antibiotic ointment on stitched area
• Resume normal diet
• Chest might feel bit heavy, can take a painkiller

Day-3

• Can resume normal job/activity
• Avoid driving
• Avoid heavy exercise
• Avoid heavy exertion

Day 4-7

• Stop antibiotics as prescribed
• No need of painkillers
• Stitches if non dissolvable ones can be removed on day 7
• Keep on wearing compression garment 24*7
• Start chest lymphatic massage as taught on your visit to us
• Can resume normal walk, slight exercise not heavy

Day 7-14

• Resume normal activities completely
• Continue lymphatic massage
• Usually no pain is there, you can contact your plastic surgeon if needed
• Slight swelling will be there

Day 14-21

• Can resume normal activities completely
• Exercise can be started but avoid heavy exercises
• Can take slight amount of alcohol if need be
• Avoid smoking

At the end of one month

• Swelling is reduced by up to 90%
• Can start exercise
• Keep on wearing compression garment for at least 18 hours a day for next 4 weeks
• Can travel easily around the world