Gynecomastia “Information” — Not!
You often read that the Internet is loaded with bad information.
Rarely has there been a more noteworthy example than a recent Ezine article about gynecomastia, the procedure that provides male breast reduction.
It could be that the author is merely confused. Or, trying to use satire to sell his products. Either way, the piece contains a ton of bogus info.
First (and most serious) red warning flag: the author glibly informs us that patients undergoing gynecomastia surgery are “euthanized.”
Ah, where to start?
The author obviously is trying to use the word, “anesthetized.” In most places in the U.S., euthanasia is against the law. Moreover, plastic surgeons who “euthanized” their patients would probably not enjoy any patient referrals! Imagine what the before and after plastic surgery pictures would look like!
Second major flub: the author says that gynecomastia surgery “has to be done once every few years.” Given a competent plastic surgeon working in a certified surgical center, the procedure is done once and lasts the lifetime of the patient.
Try and follow the logic: you euthanize the patient and then repeat the operation? How would that work exactly? Grave robbing?
Anyhow, moving on through this mountain of misinformation, we are next told that if the embarrassed patient would only skip the gynecomastia surgery, he can get by nicely wearing a compression garment – full time. That’s an extremely snug device that fits like a vest and acts like a corset to holds the patient’s excess breast tissue down.
Compression garments are worn after gynecomastia surgery to promote healing.
But, yes, that could also be one way to hide man boobs.
In the very next breath, our hit-and-miss author recommends wearing the compression vest while “sun bathing, playing basketball, and in swimming pools.”
But wait, there’s more!
With the aforementioned compression vest, you’ll do better at work and “get through daily activities normally.” Although you might sweat like a waterfall.
If you’re shy about the overly fleshy shape of your breasts in intimate moments? After all, no woman wants a guy with breasts larger than hers! The proposed solution? Wear the vest during love making!
After all this, we find the purpose of the article is to send you to a website that sells – surprise! – gynecomastia vests. Who woulda thought?
Now that you’ve been forewarned, go ahead and read the gynecomastia article – just for laughs.
admin @ February 5, 2010