Don't know about the cost. Insurance covered it. I have to go back this afternoon for a checkup so I'll ask for the price and let you guys know.
It was an easy surgery. The whole thing took about an hour. I'd say around 10 minutes to numb each area and then 20 minutes per side. He just numbed each area up with multiple shots (insulin needle at first then larger guage for the deeper area) and then cut half way around each nipple. Then it's just a matter of cutting out the gland piece by piece. Apparently it's attached to the surrounding tissue so it does not just come right out in one piece. I could not believe how much he took out.
He did agree that once the gland is gone it won't come back. He also said that gyno is very common; he does it all the time. He said that many things can cause it, including smoking weed. According to him, most men over 40 develop it to one degree or another (he probably includes fat accumulation as gyno in that stat).
I did not need any pain meds, but he prescribed Vicodin in case. It does not hurt very much - just sore like a muscle after your first workout ever.
I gotta tell you it's an awesome feeling to have it out of my body after all of these years. Once you have it, it just gets progressively worse.
He said that I can start working out again in a few days.
