Gynecomastia and Abdominal Surgery: Can They Be Done Simultaneously? Evita Clinic’s Safe and Effective Approach
Many men suffering from gynecomastia often also struggle with abdominal obesity. This is especially true for international patients visiting Korea, who often wish to address both concerns at once. “Can I undergo gynecomastia surgery and abdominal surgery simultaneously?” Evita Clinic offers a clear and safe answer to this common question.
At Evita Clinic, for your safety and optimal recovery, we do not perform gynecomastia and abdominal surgeries simultaneously. Instead, we recommend either performing them on two separate days or with a few days’ interval in between. There are important reasons behind Evita Clinic’s principle:
1. Conscious Sedation, Not General Anesthesia, and a 4-Hour Surgery Limit for Safety
Evita Clinic performs all surgeries under conscious sedation, not general anesthesia. This approach minimizes the burden of anesthesia on your body and accelerates recovery. Therefore, Evita Clinic adheres to a strict principle of completing all surgeries within 4 hours on any given day.
- Reduced Complications: Prolonged surgery can stress your body, increasing the risk of complications. This includes the potential need for additional procedures like urinary catheterization or other unforeseen side effects. Limiting surgery time to under 4 hours significantly lowers these risks.
- Maintaining Surgical Focus: Gynecomastia surgery typically takes about 2-3 hours, and abdominal liposuction around 3 hours. Performing both on the same day would easily exceed 4 hours. Extended surgery times not only lead to patient fatigue but can also diminish the medical team’s concentration. At Evita Clinic, we prioritize maintaining optimal focus from our medical team to ensure the best possible surgical outcomes.
2. Separate Surgeries to Preserve Lung Function: Preventing Complications like Atelectasis
Maintaining lung function and respiratory capacity after surgery is crucial for your recovery.
- Expertise of a Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon: Evita Clinic’s director, Dr. Francis Jeon, is a board-certified thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. This specialized background means he possesses a deeper understanding of the chest, lungs, and circulatory system than most surgeons. This expertise is invaluable in anticipating and preventing respiratory complications.
- Compensating for Chest Movement: After gynecomastia surgery, pain in the chest area can restrict chest wall movement. To compensate, your body naturally tries to rely more on diaphragmatic breathing (abdominal breathing).
- Preventing Lung Capacity Reduction: If abdominal surgery were performed simultaneously, the post-operative pain in the abdomen would restrict both upper and lower respiratory movements, leading to a significant reduction in lung capacity. This greatly increases the risk of respiratory complications such as atelectasis (a condition where a part or all of the lung collapses, preventing air exchange).
- Early Ambulation Encouraged: To minimize severe complications like atelectasis, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), Evita Clinic strongly encourages early ambulation (walking) after surgery. Moving around immediately post-surgery significantly aids your body’s recovery. Thanks to this principle and Dr. Jeon’s specialized knowledge, Evita Clinic has had zero occurrences of these complications over the past 20 years.
3. Maintaining Body Balance and Enhancing Recovery: The Importance of Sufficient Rest
Surgery places temporary stress on your body and can temporarily lower your immune system.
- Allowing Immune System Recovery: Longer surgery times and larger surgical areas can slow down your body’s immune-mediated recovery post-surgery. During gynecomastia surgery, both fat and glandular tissue are removed, while abdominal liposuction involves removing a large volume of fat. When a significant amount of material is removed from the body at once, it can temporarily disrupt the body’s balance. Re-establishing this balance requires ample fluid and nutritional support, along with adequate rest.
- Paradoxically Faster Recovery: At Evita Clinic, we recommend allowing sufficient rest for your physiological immune system to recover and for your body’s balance to normalize before proceeding with the next surgery. This approach, in the long run, helps your body recover fully and leads to a faster and safer path to the best possible surgical outcomes.
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Fat removed from the love handles (flanks)
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Excised glandular tissue from the chest (gynecomastia gland)
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Fat extracted from the chest area
Evita Clinic prioritizes your health and safety above all else, offering safe and satisfying results through our experienced medical team and systematic approach. If you are struggling with gynecomastia and abdominal obesity, schedule a consultation at Evita Clinic to find a safe and effective solution!
