Breast Reduction

Overview

Breast reduction surgery can deliver excellent functional and cosmetic results. The operation is intended to reduce the size of and lift up the breast. 

Breast reduction can help relieve the physical symptoms associated with large or heavy breasts such as:

• Breast discomfort

• Neck ache

• Backache

• Shoulder pain

• Skin irritations underneath the breast fold

• Problems with clothes

• Indented bra-straps

• Difficulties and discomfort during exercise

On a purely cosmetic level, the operation can help patients who are unhappy with the shape, weight and droopiness of their breasts, by creating smaller and more uplifted breasts. Many patients with large breasts can be very self-conscious of their appearance and find that they attract unwanted attention. 

Introduction

The weight of large or pendulous breasts may cause a variety of medical problems including back and neck pain, skin irritation and shoulder soreness from tight bra straps. Large breasts can also make a woman or a teenage girl feel extremely self-conscious. Breast reduction surgery aims to make the breasts smaller, aesthetically pleasant and better supported. 

There are many different techniques or breast reduction and so the position of the resulting scars may vary a little. There is always a circular scar around the nipple and a second vertical scar running from the lower most point of the nipple to the fold beneath the breast. In most techniques there is also a horizontal scar in the fold beneath the breasts.

The horizontal scar can usually be kept quite short but its length does vary depending on the original size of the breasts. Some techniques of breast reduction avoid the horizontal scar altogether and Mr Lohana will advise you if you are suitable for this at your consultation. 

Breast reduction is certainly NOT an operation where one size fits all and Mr Lohana provides a very individual approach to try and achieve a bespoke result for each patient. He will be honest in informing you if he feels you are not a good candidate for surgery and carefully explain why this is so. 

PROCEDURE

Breast reduction involves reduction of the volume but at the same time, it should uplift and reposition the breast tissue on the chest. Mr Lohana prefers to use a technique which achieves an uplift to be performed at the same time.

Mr Lohana does not like the idea of reducing a large saggy breast into a small saggy breast. After the reduction, most of the breast should be sitting above the fold. There are numerous techniques described in the literature. All these techniques leave the patient with a scar around the nipple/areolar complex and a vertical scar and in other techniques, there is an additional transverse scar of variable distance in the fold below the breast called a ‘T’ scar.

Mr Lohana quite often completes a Breast Uplift or Mastopexy to complement a breast reduction. The tissues are repositioned to achieve a youthful natural appearance.

Key Facts:

• Removes excess fat and skin from the breasts

• Results in more attractive breasts

• Reduces self-consciousness

• Scars will always be there but will become less prominent over time

• Nipples become less sensitive

• Unless your body size fluctuates, they often do not change

• Procedure done under general anaesthetic

If you would like to know more, Contact us today.

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Breast Enlargement (Augmentation)

Breast Uplift (Mastopexy)

Breast Reduction

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