Breast reduction
Sometimes a large bosom can be a real burden. Some women experience back or shoulder pains, for others their heavy breasts reflect on their self-esteem.
A breast reduction could be the answer to their prayers.
At Be Clinic your plastic surgeon will take you through the options of a new cup size. A breast reduction will reduce your breast size and thanks to the lifting effect result in firmer cleavage.
The surgery
Breast reduction is often mistaken for a breast uplift.
Only a breast reduction (and not a breast uplift) involves the removing of breast tissue.
Breast reduction
Done under general anaesthesia a breast reduction takes about two to three hours. The surgeon makes two incisions : the first around the areola and the second from the areola to the breast fold.
In order to reduce the breast, excess skin and fatty and/or glandular tissue will be cut away. skin, nipple and areola are delicately rearranged.
When performing a breast reduction, the surgeon can do a nipple correction or an areola correction during the surgery.
For a breast reduction, subcutaneous drains are sometimes placed to drain off excess wound fluids. They can be removed after two to three days.
For delicate surgery as this, the wound is stitched with extra fine suture to make sure the scars are barely visible. as possible. Stitches will be removed one or two weeks after the breast reduction.
A breast reduction is usually permanent. As breasts are subject to weight loss (and as weight loss can cause the breasts to sag), women who are planning to lose weight are advised to do so before the breast reduction.
Post operative care
In order to provide extra support a firm support bra is to be worn for a month after the breast reduction .
Immediately after the operation patients will be fitted special support bras. It is not recommended to engage in sports and strenuous activities in the first week after the breast reduction.
Patients can normally return to work after the first week.
The breast reduction will not only result in smaller, but also in firmer breasts. A breast reduction is not to be taken lightly, but most women who have decided to go for a breast reduction do not regret it !
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