Breast Reduction Surgery

Breast Reduction Surgery

Introduction
● Breast reduction is the surgical procedure par excellence that combines techniques from aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. This surgery aims to reposition and reduce breast tissue in women. Generally, patients seeking this type of surgery experience aesthetic dissatisfaction due to excess volume, chronic pain in the neck, shoulders, and back, as well as chronic irritation or infectious processes in the inframammary folds due to chronic moisture in that area. This issue can create limitations in their physical activities or low self-esteem.

Surgical Procedure
● The specific technique used for breast reduction may vary depending on the size and degree of ptosis or sagging of the mammary gland. The breast reduction procedure includes:

• An incision around the areola, another vertically from the areola to the inframammary fold, and a third incision at the inframammary fold.
• It is essential to remove excess glandular tissue, fat, and skin from the breast to reduce its size.
• Reshape and reconstruct the breast cone and reposition the areola and nipple complex.

Recovery
● Generally, the recovery time is 14-21 days.