Breast Reduction

Description of Surgery

There are many reasons why breast hypertrophy occurs. On the one hand there are hormonal factors at the time of development of women or after breastfeeding thus becoming large breasts; in some genetically they have an overgrowth of breast gigantomastia presented. Another factor to consider is obesity that determines an increase of fatty tissue in the mammary gland to increase its volume.
In all cases the breast or mammary gland adopt a lower position on the chest wall losing its youthful appearance. However, the characteristic of a healthy adult woman carries a slight drop in the difference within which developing breast of a teenager.

In some patients breast size may have implications for presenting back pain. But to reach this diagnosis must rule out other common causes of back pain such as obesity, poor posture, muscle weakness both abdominal muscles and back muscles. In other words, if you have a healthy weight, adequate muscle strength in the abdominal muscles and back pain persist but can perform this procedure as functional and is usually covered by health firms. Otherwise it will enter into cosmetic procedures provided.

La Surgery

Breast reduction seeks several objectives such as relocating a higher position in the areola and nipple, improve breast shape by reducing the size of the mammary gland. This reduction in size is one of the major constraints since this reduction should not risk the nipple. Finally breast reduction seeks to place the best possible scars that are necessary to organize the skin resulting superfluous to remove the gland. You have a scar in the shape of an inverted T in which the horizontal portion is hidden submammary level and the vertical in the lower pole, or L-shaped or periareolar according to the chosen technique.

The surgery lasts between 3-4 hours and is done under general anesthesia. It can be done as outpatient or hospital each patient.

It is very important to discuss your expectations with your plastic surgeon. Improving the appearance of your breast requires scars to relocate within in a better position to be clear as the desired final size. Your surgeon will do everything in their power to these scars are best but a high percentage depends on the type of scarring and skin quality.

Before Surgery

You must be clear about the volume that you want in your breasts and the presence of scars. It should be clear that the reduction in size is limited by the risk of altering the irrigation nipple. Moreover, breast reduction decreases the size of the cup of her bra but not the outline. In other words, it is expected to pass a D cup to a B.

Your plastic surgeon will evaluate your health, medical history of importance and value breasts. Discuss all your expectations regarding surgery with your plastic surgeon and he will advise on the best option, alternatives, limitations, risks and care should be. If you smoke, use drugs such as aspirin, anti-inflammatory, vitamin E, steroids or spontaneous or prolonged bleeding tell your doctor, it is important to avoid complications in surgery.

Cigarette smoking or corticosteroids may decrease the vascularity of skin suffering favoring this or that skin does not have good circulation and necrotic, ie, who is dying of skin turning black. It is therefore important to stop smoking and corticosteroids 2 weeks before this, if the latter can not stop or decrease the dose is better to postpone the surgery.

After surgery

The day after surgery you will feel tired and experienced chest pain, which is easily controlled with medication prescribed plastic surgeon. The surgeon may leave drains to be removed within 24 to 72 hours. Many of the activities may resume to the 3rd - 5th day after surgery. You must use 24 hours a day and not less than one month, a flannel bra, sports to give the best modeling to her breast while it heals internally, this will also limit the pain. Around 14 or 20 days will be removed points.

Using pool should be avoided since the first 4 weeks can promote infection. Sports and other activities exercise can again perform at the 3, 4 weeks after surgery. It may have decreased sensation or tingling in the breasts, but this in a couple of weeks has to return to normal.

The scar will be hard and reddish the first 6 weeks, but after the care given this will become pale and soft depending on your healing. If this is not the use of silicone sheets and infiltration of corticosteroid happens it might be necessary for this to become soft, flat and pale, if necessary after 6 months when passing the stress it will be evaluated to see if it is worth reviewing the scar and get a better result.

Complications

Breast reduction is a safe procedure over others. There are effects associated with surgery, the most common problems are: bleeding, hematoma (rare), it is recommended that the first two days the patient keep rest to avoid bleeding by physical effort. Pain that is controlled with medication. Infection (rare), if present may be around the first week, the antibiotic prescribed by your plastic surgeon limits the possibility of presenting this.

Asymmetries: This demonstrated that the two halves of the body are different and in some cases the right breast may be slightly larger and the areola be a little lower than the left or otherwise. Also, depending on your healing, you may submit or wide scars that fall within again.

This surgery does not only lift and / or decrease the volume of the breasts but try to balance these asymmetries. The outcome will depend entirely on your tissues and healing. It is also common that may require another resection if you find that your breast size is still large.

When you are checking information about a specific plastic surgery procedure it is important to understand that the circumstances and experiences of each individual are unique, like how to behave in each of the body's tissues. If you are considering plastic surgery ask your plastic surgeon about further information in particular, and what you can expect from this procedure.