u/Top_Jicama_2706

hey all,

after meeting with two different surgeons (i might add a third for good measure) i scheduled surgery with Dr. Reddy in Atlanta later this summer. ultimately loved his bedside manner, time he took and his instagram account has good results.

wanted to see if anyone here had used him and how your experience was. he says i'm a grade 2b and can undergo lipo+gland removal (another surgeon i saw said i was on the borderline for needing long scar) so just curious if anyone has any thoughts.

so many of you have been helpful on here the last few months and i'm thankful this place exist!

A few weeks ago here I asked if I had gyno (was pretty sure I have had it since puberty, 37 now) but am the most fit I've ever been in my life and feel like because of that it became more noticeable. I think 10 people answered and 8 said just fat.

Today, I went to see a very reputable plastic surgeon in Nashville and he confirmed I have it. I honestly wasn't surprised at all and was prepared for that. I've never really felt a gland or had discomfort but I knew something was off. What I wasn't prepared for was his recommendation of using the long scar technique to remove it. Basically, he says with my frame and skin elasticity as we get older, that the short scar method under the aereola is going to prevent me from getting the contouring results I'd like to see and there will be more excess skin than I'm imagining. I'm attaching three photos, where I tried to be pretty unflattering and honest that also show his outline of how long each scar will be. He says after about six months the scars will heal well, not be discolored and get better over time. The thing that REALLY freaks me out about this method is that your aereolas are completely removed, so they can remove the full gland and contour with lipo, and are THEN skin grafted back on. He said I would lose most sensation permanently there from this.

His all in cost is 13,500 which seems pretty in line, albeit a bit on the high end, but it also covers revisions.

I'm going to get a second opinion next week. Again, I'm not shocked to have it. This is just way more intense than I envisioned. Would love feedback if anyone who has had the surgery with similar appearance to me and if this is the method you chose. TIA!

https://preview.redd.it/f68e1ma6062h1.jpg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=604d642d516809c696e10905502c5044b34ce03e

https://preview.redd.it/mhyl3ma6062h1.jpg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b804cf16f391474493c74634f72189a568dc97ac

https://preview.redd.it/ebko1ma6062h1.jpg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af4884166a847d573069590abc188f91ca5b7196

Still unsure if I actually have gyno (I posted here a few weeks ago and 6 said no, localized upper body fat an 2 said a mix of fat and gyno) but I have an appointment with a surgeon in Nashville in two weeks to get a proper opinion.

In the prep call they told me if I do have gyno and were to go through with surgery the quote is between $9500-$13000 (which seems pretty common here in the states from what I've seen some of you post).

Just curious if you've had the surgery, and spent around this, did you ultimately find it worth it? Were your results in line with your expectations? Any regrets? Did you see multiple surgeons before making a call? Also, if you had surgery done did you wait until a particular time of year (I'm thinking getting this in the heat of a souther summer with the vest would be a nightmare).

Any feedback or things you wish you would have known would be helpful here and TIA!