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Edit: my apologies, I just realized I misread and that you specialize in transmasc surgeries, so I totally understand if this is not a question you are able to answer

Hi! This is a bit more of a personal question, but hopefully you can answer it. I’m a 32yo recently-out MTF trans individual planning on starting my transition next year. I was very overweight as a teenager and when I was 22, I had gynecomastia removal surgery as part of a larger set of post-weight loss cosmetic surgeries. My concern now is that there will be little to no breast growth, and/or that the surgery will make it more difficult to have a good outcome in the breast department if I get implants instead (provided there’s no natural growth). For context, I have incision scars running underneath each side of my pectorals, with inch-long scars from vertical incisions spanning from my nipples (which were relocated during skin removal) to said pectoral scars. I’ve also lost a good deal of sensation in my nipples that never returned, contrary to what my surgeon told me to expect after my surgery in 2013. I know “natural looking” breasts are probably not possible, but I’m hoping I can end up with at least a moderately-normal appearance.

I know it’s a bit niche, but have you ever encountered anyone in this situation, and if so, how did it turn out? Is that kind of scar tissue something that can be worked around or is it a major complication for that?

Thank you for the response! And yeah I believe for my area (New York, US) I have to be on hormones for 2 years before implants are considered an option, but I’ll definitely have to do some more research/speak to an MTF specialized surgeon to get an idea of what to expect in the meantime.

And hey even though it’s not your field, I really do appreciate you taking the time to reply :)

Probably gonna regret even validating this with a response, but did you actually read my comment, particularly this bit?

post-weight loss cosmetic surgeries

I lost over 150lbs by “hitting the gym” for two years. Thank you for the spectacularly useless reply, though.