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Many women
with very large breasts may suffer from a variety of medical problems as well
as physical discomfort. These problems range from back/neck pain and skin
irritation to skeletal deformities and even breathing problems. In addition,
bra straps may leave shoulder indentations. breast reduction, or reduction
mammaplasty, is a procedure that removes skin, fat, and glandular tissue from
the breasts. Breast reduction makes the breasts smaller, lighter, and
firmer, and can also be performed to reduce areola size.
Breast reduction is performed under general anesthesia on an
outpatient basis. Breast reduction surgery usually requires two to three hours
to complete, sometimes longer. As with breast lifts, the incisions and
subsequent scar location on the breast are determined by how much tissue needs
to be removed to alleviate your symptoms. Many of our patients obtain the best
results with a vertical or short scar reduction. With this procedure, incisions
are placed around the areola and straight down. In other patients who require
more skin and tissue removed, the surgeon makes an anchor-shaped incision
around the areola straight down and then in the crease under breast. After the
incision is made, fat, glandular tissue, and skin is extracted and the areola
and nipple are repositioned. Liposuction is sometimes used during breast
reduction surgery to remove any excess fat around the armpit. During most
breast reduction surgeries, the nipples will remain attached to the nerves and
blood vessels. In cases where a woman’s breasts are extremely large, the
areolas and nipples may be removed completely and then repositioned. This will
result in loss of nipple sensation as well as loss of sensation in the
surrounding tissue. Stitches will be placed along the surgical incisions.
After the breast reduction surgery the operation area will
be wrapped in gauze dressings and a surgical bra or a protective elastic
bandage. Pain or discomfort after breast reduction surgery is not very common,
but if it occurs, it lasts for the first few days to a week. The next day,
after breast reduction surgery, the bandages will be removed, though you will
continue to wear the surgical bra for several weeks. After a week, any stitches
on the outside will be removed, however the majority of sutures are inside and
will dissolve over time.
Random shooting pains
may occur for several months after the procedure and you may experience
numbness in the nipples and breast skin as a result of swelling. The numbness
fades over the next weeks. Most breast reduction patients return to work in
about a week
In our clinic we perform many breast reduction surgeries and
achieve exceptional results.
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