“Getting the gynecomastia surgery done has been the best thing I have ever done to my body. It is well worth the investment and I should have gotten it done years ago. If you’re thinking about surgery then chances are you need it.”

I’m going to share my experience with gynecomastia. I will first tell how I suffered from it and how I was able to get rid of it.

I noticed that my chest was enlarging when I was around 15 years old. I’m 27 now and since then, I have suffered from shame and had always been conscious about it. I couldn’t do the usual stuff that my friends used to do. I never wanted to go swimming or to take off my shirt in front of others. I would try to hide it by wearing thick clothes. I exercised, lifted weights, and took pills to improve the condition but nothing worked. I started reading online and that was the first time I learned that it was a disorder and it had a name, after reading a lot online I decided to see what my options were, I knew that surgery was an option and was thinking of having it. I did more research online to find doctors that did this kind of surgery.

I selected five doctors and Dr. Richard Joseph was one of them. I talked to his office representative (Toula) via email and she suggested I come in for a consultation. Dr. Joseph was very knowledgeable and communicated what was needed and how it would be done in an excellent way. I was a bit apprehensive about having surgery before talking to him, but felt very comfortable after the consultation, after talking to him, I felt I was in good hands. I got the surgery date scheduled and I liked the way everything was organized and the staff at his office is really friendly, patient and helpful. Surgery went very well. One more thing I liked about my experience with Dr. Joseph is the efficiency and professionalism from him, the people who were involved in the surgery. There were no unknowns, what they told me, was how it happened. I liked it a lot and that made things simpler and easier, since there were no surprises. That usually happens only when you are dealing with somebody who knows what they are doing. I was in recovery for two days and returned to work on the third day. The pain was not as bad as I thought it would be. I noticed excellent results in as early as a week. I had to wear a garment for about six weeks.

I am now 5 months post-op, and my chest is flatter than it has been in several years, I can wear normal fitting shirts, take off my shirt in public etc. but the best part is, and this is very important, I don’t worry or think about it at all. A worry which bothered me for years and years is gone. Getting the gynecomastia surgery done has been the best thing I have ever done to my body.  It is well worth the investment and I should have gotten it done years ago. If you’re thinking about surgery then chances are you need it.

Bobby R. from Maywood, IL – 27 year old financial service representative