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Breast Reduction
What Is a Breast Reduction?
A breast reduction involves removing excess breast tissue and skin to lessen the stress and weight on the neck, shoulders and back caused by heavy breasts. A breast reduction includes lifting and reshaping the breast to create an optimum round full breast shape. This helps many patients balance out the proportions of their figure and alleviate back and neck pain caused by heavy breast tissue. It can help improve your confidence and make it easier to find clothing that fits. Breast reduction has one of the highest patients reported satisfaction ratings.
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Who Is a Good Candidate?
- You should be at or close to your ideal weight, with a BMI less than 35. Check your BMI below.
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- The best candidates are non-smokers. Smoking increases the chance of complications including nipple and skin death.
- You are no longer planning on breast feeding.
- If you are suffering from physical or psychological symptoms related to large breasts including
- Back, neck or shoulder pain.
- Indentations in the shoulders from bra straps.
- Poor posture.
- Limitations on exercise of physical activity.
- Trouble finding clothing that fits.
The procedures
- This is an outpatient surgery. You will go home the same day.
- An anchor-shaped incision will be drawn on the breast. This will outline the amount of skin and tissue to be removed as well as the new nipple and areola position.
- Breast tissue and skin will be removed during surgery that correlates with your desired reduction in cup size.
- The remaining tissue will be carefully sculpted in order to create a full round breast shape.
- The tissue will be closed in multiple layers, ensure there is strong internal support and proper wound closure.
- The incision will be covered with dressings and you will wake up wearing a surgical bra.
- Surgery time varies depending on breast size, goal size and if additional procedures will be performed at the same time. The average length of surgery is between 2.5-3.5hrs.
- The most common procedures performed at the time include
- Liposuction of the lateral chest – this helps to slim the sides of the chest after breast reduction which can appear more prominent now that the breasts are lifted and in proportionate with the rest of the body.
- Galatea Mesh placement – Galatea mesh is an absorbable mesh which acts as an internal bra to further support the weight of the breast tissue. This helps to extend the life of the breast reduction even longer. Patients report improved fullness of the upper breasts. This mesh dissolves after approximately 2 years and scar tissue forms in its place.
The Incisions
Typically, an anchor shaped incision is necessary to lift, reduce and reposition the breast tissue to create the optimum shape. Skin and excess tissues will be removed.
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FAQs
- Yes. Surgical drains will be required to prevent excess fluid accumulation in your newly shaped breasts.
- They typically stay in place 5-10 days depending on the volume of fluid output.
This varies widely depending on your individual insurance plan. Other factors that contribute including your height, weight, current cup size and desired cup size. For insurance covered procedures, there is a special calculation that is performed to dictate the minimum amount of breast tissue to be removed. This calculation is based on your height and weight. Additional procedures such as liposuction, breast augmentation and placement of Galatea mesh support structure is not covered by insurance.