Breast  Reduction

Breast reduction surgery is also known as reduction mammaplasty, this surgery is especially carried out to reduce the size of breasts of women who have large breasts to a size that is comfortable for them.

All those women have undergone breast reduction surgery have been highly satisfied with the surgery. Breast surgery is done for correcting of several factors.



Though large breast size is considered appealing and a size of beauty, women with large size of breasts feel otherwise, women feel that the breast are a hindrance to certain physical activities that they would want to participate in. women have also faced problems like bra grooves where there are bra straps, constant pain in shoulders and upper back area.

Breast reduction surgery involves making anchor like incision on breasts and removing of fat, tissue and skin from the breast.



For this the woman undergoing surgery should have complete discussion with her doctor regarding the size of breasts she wants to have. The doctor will also giver her an idea how her breasts will look like after reduction mammaplasty.



The woman also requires to know that there will be surgical scars on breasts that will take time to heal.

Breast reduction surgery may also result into loss of sensation to the nipples and the areola, women who undergo this surgery might lose their chances of breast feeding their babies because of loss of sensation. Breast reduction surgery takes several days to heal.



This surgery takes two to three hours to be performed and later the doctor will place bandages and gauge on the operated area, there will be tubes that will be placed under each arm, number of days this tube will be placed is determined by patients condition.

Breast reduction surgery also results in pain and nausea; therefore the woman will have to undergo treatment for both by taking dose of antibiotics and related medicine. Some times breast reduction surgery may result into uneven placement of breasts, this might require further surgery.



Brast reduction surgery is carried out in two way, in the first method nipples are kept attached to the skin and in the second method nipples are detached from skin. Nipples detached might lose sensation all together.

Though this surgery may seem a difficult one, women who have undergone this surgery are finding life better, firstly they are able to sleep better, the constant pain in their back area is reduced and the weight too is reduced. Breast reduction surgery has enabled these women to participate in sports that they could not do before.