Breast Reduction

Surgical Indication:

Too large breasts can also suffer from ptosis.

The goal of reduction mammoplasty is to reduce, recontour and reshape the breasts. The breasts are made smaller. The nipple areola complex is repositioned upward, and if indicated, reduced in size. Excess skin and breast tissue is removed from the lower and outer portions of the breast.

A preoperative plan is made which allows both the surgeon and the patient to share in the decision as to the proposed size of the breast after surgery. The surgeon will attempt to make the breasts as identical as possible, but some asymmetry may remain. Further more, it is not possible to predict exactly how larger the breast will finally be after surgery. Incisions are made in the lower breast resulting in three scars: one around the nipple, which usually heals very nicely; a vertical incision from the nipple to beneath the breast, which remains visible; and finally, an incision in the fold beneath the breast. Breast tissue is sculpted using a combination of sharp dissection and occasional liposuction. The nipple remains attached to the deeper breast tissue. Care is taken to close these incisions as carefully as possible. Nevertheless, patients must realize that resultant scarring is as much a factor of tissue response as it is surgical skill, and occasionally wide scars can form despite a nice overall breast shape. Most often, with time, these scars do tend to blend into the normal skin, becoming less noticeable.

After the operation:

One should wear snug compression garment during the postoperative period which is individual (in general - about 2 weeks).

Rehabilitation Period:

7-10 days. Aftercare may be performed either in the clinic or outpatiently.