Gynecomastia Surgery and Bad Information
Compression vest
While talking with patients during a first consultation, some often remark they have read about creams, pills, lotions and other elixirs that purport to remove or reduce large male breasts or “man boobs.”
A few have actually tried some and found only their size of their wallet is reduced.
It’s a fact of life that faulty information abounds all over the Internet.
But my eyes really widened when I read an off-the-wall Ezine article about why men with fleshy, female-like breast should eschew gynecomastia surgery in favor of wearing a compression vest – full time!
A compression garment, an extremely tight fitting vest, is usually employed to promote healing after gynecomastia surgery. The vest can also be used to provide a better shape for a patient before surgery – but only while trying to lose weight in preparation for surgery.
(Read our last post about the proper use of compression garments after gynecomastia surgery.)
At first glance, I thought I was reading satire. But after a closer read, I found the purpose of the article was a link to a website that sells compression garments.
The author, who passes himself off as an “expert” revealed his shocking lack of knowledge while writing about gynecomastia surgery. He observes that patients must be “euthanized for the surgery.”
He’s is probably struggling to serve up the word “anesthetized.”
But if he does not actually know the difference between euthanasia and anesthesia — which is the difference of life and death, after all — he shouldn’t be writing about any medical procedures.
The author goes on presenting bad information and then really goes over the top, trying a hard sell to sway gynecomastia sufferers into giving up any thoughts of surgery in favor of wearing a compression garment all the time.
Nor does he allow logic to stand in the way!
He actually suggests wearing a vest poolside, and I quote: “With the vest, it is possible to do such things as sun bathing, playing basketball, and swimming in public.”
Man boobs getting in the way of your love life? No problem, assures our glib author: just wear a “gynecomastia vest” in the sack and your performance anxiety will disappear as will any problems you may have at work.
Besides the ton of illogical information and bad medical facts, he is probably embarrassing the eight pay-per-click plastic surgeons whose ads appear right next to this laughable article.
Here is the article if you want to read the “Gynecomastia Vest” article for yourself.