I can't find where someone mentioned this lately-- that they were thinking of doing this vs DI. Yesterday during my men's group showed the results of what he did which was to have the gynocomastia surgery. Maybe there are differences here but what he had was they cut across from the nipple in a vertical line. He had this maybe 3 years ago.

The guy may have been a cup C. The results weren't so great. The surgeon seemed fair in that he did not charge for revisions-- he has had 2 and needs a third. The nipples were like they were in a little valley. It did look like a male chest but much more scarred and more noticeable than someone with a DI where it follows the pec line.

If all you want is a male chest and being flat it might be ok. I don't think most people would feel comfortable topless. I wouldn't want all the revisions though. I think it was also cheaper in the thousands of dollars but I don't recall him saying.

--Jay J

I found this, an older thread: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,54691.0.html

It sounds like this could have been a similar procedure. From what I have heard, the guy I am talking about is not a bad surgeon nor is it a botched job, but the wrong procedure for someone with a FAAB chest (in fact, many people who see him are very happy but they have had DIs-- not gynocomastia surgery). It is a different procedure, which might not be appropriate. Your chest-- I know we talk about how we could say we just have gynocomastia-- but it's different. 

I think the person insisted on this procedure, btw, and is generally happy. I would not be I don't think.

--Jay J

That's unfortunate because my gynecomastia surgeon does the proper under-pec cut when excess skin warrants it, and when it's a very flat chest already he does simple liposuction.

Straight cut across is NOT the way gynecomastia is done. It is done like any othrr chest reduction ought to be. The only thing is that the name of a condition is used so men don't feel put off by the term breast reduction.

I have seen many many photos of cisgender males who have had gynecomastia surgery, and never seen those horrid results nor have I ever even heard before of someone cutting in that manner. Sounds like the surgeon doesn't understand about contouring and hiding scars, which plastic surgeons should.

Either that patient had massive amounts of excess skin and didn't initially get nipple repositioning (thus cutting on that line) or something else went wrong, because in Pennsylvania, DC, Maryland, and Virginia none of the surgeons I consulted were dping that.

Well that's good to know. I don't know why as I had heard good things about this surgeon. Perhaps there was some reason he did this that I don't know about. For example, the doc says "I'm sorry but the DI is $6000." And the guys says, "I'll never afford that as long as I live". And the doc says, "for $2500 I can do this, you  might not be happy with it". The guy signs on the dotted line. At least he is backing this up doing revisions and all and not charging him. It looks odd but as I say male.

--Jay J