wyllis100

I have posted a few questions on this site regarding gyno etc and after trying everything (the advice from this board was excellent) I decided to have surgery to remove it.

I have always had it in my mind to go abroad for the surgery. I feel that if someone can do the same quality job cheaper then why pay thousands of pounds extra just to have it done in Britain (when the surgeon may not be British anyway) because of this I decided to go to Poland for the surgery and thats all I can is that I made the right choice. The operation cost £980 and that included everything, all after care, medication, compression bandage etc. All in all with flights (I flew from Bristol airport) accomodation, transfers etc the whole experience cost around £1500. This could have been cheaper if I had booked the flights earlier and flew on a weekday.

The name of the surgeon was katarzyna Ostrowski-Clark and the clinic was called medimel. She was taught by and operated for the best plastic surgeon in Poland for 10yrs and has only just decided to open her own clinic (it opened in January). She has one bed in her clinic so the aftercare is exceptional. The clinic was modern and put me right at ease.

The webstie is www.chirurgia-szczecin.pl it is only in Polish at the moment but she has plans to translate it into English soon. Her husband is also a doctor and is British, from Bristol, she also speaks fluent English.

I flew out on Friday night, had the operation done on Saturday and flew home on Sunday. It was quite a trip and afterwards I felt foolish for feeling so anxious and nervous about traveling to have surgery. I can not speak highly enough of the service that Kararzyna provides.

The only thing that hurt was the local aneasthetic. The needle going into my nipples made my feet curl lol. Anyway she talked me through the whole operation and showed me both of the glands after she had removed them. Afterwards when I had the compresion bandage and dressing on it started throbbing a bit but it was not really that painful. Infact I stopped talking the painkillers the night of the operation because I was not in any pain.

Today is the last day that I have to wear the compresion bandage and cant wait to get it off. I can tell already what a good job she has done as the swelling is already easing and the stiches are perfect.

One of the good things that she did was that she arranged an ultra sound for me for the morning of the operation. She said this is so she can undersand exactly how big the glandular tissue is, she can ascertain from this whether you need liposuction or not. Also to rule out anything sinister going on i.e. cancer. I dont believe that the surgeons in Britain do this.

All in all my experience was a very good one. If you have any questions about anything please ask. Having gynecomastia and deciding to have surgery can be a horrible experience. Also if you want the contact details of the clinic I will give them to you.

gym rat

worked out well for you mate, although its a shame that with britain being one of the wealthiest country's it has one of the ****test health care systems

wyllis100

I know I dont understand it. The cheapest I could get the procedure done on Britain was £4400. Even though I could afford that I hated thinking I was getting ripped off.

She has even sent off the glands for bioposy tests. Just so she has covered all bases.

I did land on my feet as I orginally tried to have the surgery done with the surgeon who taught her. He has won the award for best plastic surgery clinic on Poland for the last 3 years. She said the reason she decided to branch out on her own was because he was getting so busy he started compromising after care etc, money was the only objective for him. I would recomend anyone who is going to have this operation to contact her. It was not even like talking to a surgeon she was so down to earth and approachble.

brownie

Congrats mate,.. glad all went well..

i think this will be done more and more as europe becomes more like 1 big country rather than the mix we have at the mo. if you were in the states they would have know proplem traveling that kind of distance for surgery

some before and after pics would be good if you have them

Harry

Was Blair and Brown have since sorted that for us all.

geeby112

good interesting post

let us know how it heals up

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Goff

Glad it all went well for you hun. The UK is a bloody rip off when it comes to things like this. My dad went to Cyprus tohave his eyes lasered as they were half the price they are over here - op went well and he said the aftercare was second to none.

Just shows you dont it.

Hope the healing process goes well for you

wyllis100

I agree I feel that the world is becoming much more global market place. Im not sure how long they will be able to keep the prices so high in Britain or before they have to improve on thier methods.

She did say that America lead the way in cosmetic surgery, but Britain are very much stuck in their ways and falling behind europe.

I will take some pictures when the bandage comes off.

The travel was very simple. Due to me wanting the surgery done so quick the only flight I could get was to Berlin which is a 1.5hr drive to sczeczin in Poland. You could fly to the airport in Wroclaw I think which would only be a 40 minute drive.

Thank you all, I am very pleased with how it turned out

Chief74

I'm glad to hear that your experience is a totally positive one and that you'd recommend your surgeon. £980 for the op is a steal, even when you factor in associated costs then it still far, far cheaper than anything in the UK. I spent £4k on the op and about another £200 for blood work ect. Not bad rate for 40 mins work! All in all i probably spent 5 hours in watching TV post general anesthetic. I was surprised to hear you only had a local anesthetic though; i guess that helps keep the cost down too...

Glad you're happy with the results; onwards and upwards bro!!

wyllis100

Nah the price was £980 which included everything even if I needed liposuction, skin removal etc. She also took around 1.5 hrs so I know she was very throrough. If you watch the gynecomastia surgery on the MD forums the guy who is getting operated on is under local aswell. I was given the option and didnt see the need to be put to sleep.

£4200 is alot of money for the same procedure. I felt like I was being ripped off when they were quoting me the price over here. I had 4 consultations.

TaintedSoul

Glad it all worked out. Interested to know how bad the gyno was before hand that prompted you seeking surgery. How do you feel about how the site will look afterwards scarring wise?

<JAY_JAY>

Glad it went well for you, i have had this problem my self, 10 year ago now, went to the docters, told him i was in pain with my my big sore lumps, they really got me down, i had them done within a few weeks on the NHS, the surgeon did a great job, cut under my nipples, you cannot see no scars, no dints, well chuffed with the job.

Bulk_250

Very interesting mate, looking forward to seeing the pictures. How bad was your gyno mate, was it gear related or form puberty?

What type of incision did she do, under the nipple?

IVe had a NHS op, and it was a waste of time, but suppose it all depends on the surgeon you get.

wyllis100

It wasnt that bad, to everyone else they couldnt understand why I wanted it done as to the outside world you couldnt see it. I wanted it done for two reasons, 1. Nothing I could do in the form of anti estrogens etc would stop it and so I could not take AS anymore, 2. I plan on competing someday and I know that it looks awful when you get rid of all your bodyfat.

I had a little from puberty behind both nipples, probably just smaller than a pea. Im sure that taking methyltrienolone was what did it for me as after that what ever I took even clomid or hcg would make the gyno grow more.

She cut around the bottom of the nipple. She said this is done because the blood supply and nerves travel to the nipple from above so obviously you dont want to cut through that.

I was told that because my gyno was not serious that I would have to wait around 4 years on the nhs. Also my grandfather had gyno surgery on the nhs because of a problem with his pituitary gland and the scars he was left with was horrendous!!!

Bulk_250

The overall waiting time was around 1 and a half years for me, but it does depend completley what surgeon you get. It sounds to me that your gyno was very minor, so I suppose using this surgeon would be a risk for someone with more developed gyno. But she does sound very knowledagble and competent.