Breast reduction
The procedure to reduce the size and improve the shape of the breasts also known as reduction mammoplasty.
When is surgical procedure required?
Women who are candidates for this procedure have physical symptoms related to the weight or shape of their breasts. These symptoms include back pain, neck pain, and bra strap grooves.
What does the surgery include?
An incision is made around the nipple and areola accompanied by a vertical incision below the areola with or without a horizontal incision made in the crease below the breast. Short scar techniques are frequently applicable in breast reduction surgery and allow excellent reduction of size with improved shape while limiting the extent of the incisions. For reduction of very large breasts, the nipple and areola may need to be surgically removed and reapplied as a graft that can result in the loss of nipple sensation and the inability to breastfeed. The procedure takes 2 to 4 hours and is performed under general anaesthesia.
How to get prepared?
The day before surgery, a patient should eat light food and stop smoking and drinking alcohol and not take anything orally after a night’s sleep. A recovery period is 1 to 2 weeks. Strenuous physical activities are discouraged for 3 to 6 weeks after the surgery.
Related tests and examinations:
Physical examination and tests indicated by the anaesthesiologist (laboratory tests, ECG, heart and lung X-ray scan, physical examination by another specialist) should be performed after the examination by a plastic surgeon.
