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Postoperative recovery negatively impacts personnel readiness. In this study, we sought to study time to return to duty in active duty service members who undergo surgery for gynecomastia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and Materials<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We conducted a single-center retrospective review of active duty patients undergoing a surgical operation for gynecomastia from July 2020\u2014June 2022. A total of 96 patients were included. Our primary outcome of interest was time from surgery to return to duty. A multivariate analysis was performed to assess for factors independently associated with surgical complications including patient demographics and operative techniques.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The median number of days to return to duty after surgery was 28\u2009days (IQR 13-37). The median loss of duty days because of gynecomastia without surgery was 19\u2009days (IQR 10-21), which was different on the Mann\u2013Whitney U test. Surgical complications were observed in 19 patients (19.7%) with the most common complications being seroma (11), hematoma (4), nipple-areolar complex necrosis (2), and infection (2). Patients with a complication have significantly more time to return to duty (28 vs. 49\u2009days, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Risk factors associated with an increased risk of complication include ranks E1-E4, behavioral health diagnosis, \u201copen\u201d vs. \u201ccombined\u201d technique with liposuction, length of operation greater than 58\u2009minutes, and excised breast mass greater than 17.9\u2009g.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Gynecomastia surgery is associated with a detriment to personnel readiness. Surgery should be reserved for patients with severe symptoms that prevent the performance of daily duties. Furthermore, factors associated with an increased risk for complications include ranks E1-E5, behavioral health diagnosis, length of operation &amp;gt;58\u2009minutes, and excised breast mass &amp;gt;17.9\u2009g. 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