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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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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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the Wurundjeri People of The Kulin Nation. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects
to Elders past and present. We also pay our respects to the First Nations members of The Shed,
and to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who may be reading this.

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