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Surgery info & support
Top surgery information
Surgeon Andy Ives spoke at a Shed meeting about top surgery in November 2016. He answered a lot of common questions people have about surgery, preparation, recovery and more. Thanks to our members for these edited videos of Andy's talk.
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Top Surgery Q&A with Andy Ives (2016)
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Time Stamps for
Surgery Talk w: Andy Ives
Is there an upper size limit? 0:32
What is 'heavy' lifting? 2:06
Advice for support/carers after surgery 2:53
Rules about being on testosterone and surgery 3:41
Does massaging help scars? 4:16
Can you fix tethered scars? 5:36
What are the potential complications? 5:57
Revisions? 8:05
When should the first consultation be? 9:06
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