Suggestions for Summer Vacation After Gynecomastia Surgery

1. Duration of Wearing a Corset: Wearing a corset indicates that healing is continuing. The corset should not be removed for activities such as the pool and the sea. The corset is normally removed on the 15th day, but sometimes you should wait until the 3rd week (after surgery) to remove the corset if your doctor deems it necessary.

2. Travel: Domestic and international travel is possible from the first week after the operation. However, you should be careful when carrying heavy loads and get help when putting your cabin baggage on the plane.

3. Sun and Sea: After the corset is removed (2nd week), you can swim in the sea or the pool. It is recommended that patients have a spare corset. You should not forget to apply sunscreen on the suture line and surgery area while sunbathing.

4. Sports and Exercise: You can start sports that strain the chest muscles (such as swimming, tennis, table tennis, squash, boxing, darts, bowling, beach volleyball, pilates) in the 3rd week after surgery.

While wearing a corset, you should avoid overly strenuous movements and focus on light exercises such as walking without sweating. For those who say they must do sports: Squats, straight or reverse lunges, if you are in the gym, dumbbell curls with elbows fixed, calf raises and leg press extensions, etc.

5. Nutrition: To support healing, you can consume bone marrow, chicken soups, tahini molasses, plenty of greens, salad and lemon water.

6. Other Recommendations: You can avoid lying face down for long periods of time and use a chest-supporting pillow, consider sunbathing after the 2nd month, and wear UV protective t-shirts during this period.

Stay away from indoor places with high temperatures such as saunas, steam baths and spas, even for a short time.

You should not go fishing or diving into the sea, you should not go sailing or go fishing.

Finally, in case of possible palpable stiffness or bruising that you notice after the surgery during the summer vacation, you should contact your doctor and follow his recommendations. In this way, you can have a healthier and safer post-operative period.