Constant pain in the neck and back, bra straps pressing on the shoulders, breast asymmetry, the inability to play sports, skin rash - all this is just part of the inconveniences that women with large breasts experience. Yes, many girls dream of having a third or even fourth size. But they are not always happy with it. That is why plastic surgery offers everyone to undergo breast reduction surgery.
Why is breast reduction surgery performed on women?
Breast reduction is performed in two cases: to make the breasts symmetrical and to make life easier for a woman. Large breasts (gigantomastia) are a constitutional feature of the body. They can be "inherited" (genetic predisposition) or formed during adolescence. In the second case, this occurs as a result of increased production of the hormone prolactin (hyperprolactinemia), which triggers the development of the mammary glands.
Very often, with hyperprolactinemia, patients develop asymmetrically the mammary glands: one is noticeably larger than the other. This is the main reason why breast plastic surgery is performed : to give the breast a neat and symmetrical shape.
Breast reduction is also performed if the patient has difficulty walking or develops health problems. The third main reason why women want to reduce the size of their breasts is the aesthetic component. Not everyone likes the large size they got by nature.
There are no age contraindications for breast reduction surgery. Such figure correction is performed at 18, 25, and even 55 years old. The main thing is that the health condition allows for reduction mammoplasty .
Why is male breast reduction surgery performed?
Large breasts in men is a disease called gynecomastia. In this case, surgical intervention is not aesthetic, but therapeutic. With gynecomastia, the mammary gland is completely removed, and excess skin is excised. Read more about the treatment of gynecomastia in the material at the link.
Is it possible to reduce breast size without surgery?
It is impossible to reduce breasts without surgery. If there is a lot of fatty tissue in the breast, liposuction, the removal of fat cells, can be performed. Liposuction is performed through a small puncture. In fact, this is a surgical intervention, but compared to a "full" breast reduction, it is less traumatic.
It is also impossible to reduce breast size using folk remedies, because such remedies do not exist. There are no exercises to reduce breast size: physical activity is aimed at hypertrophy of muscle tissue, and not at reducing the amount of fat or glandular tissue. Exercises to reduce breast size in women are a fiction that has nothing to do with the real state of affairs. It is impossible to reduce breast size without surgery.
Can breasts shrink during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, the breasts cannot decrease in size. A slight decrease in size is possible after stopping breastfeeding. This phenomenon is called deflation. With a small size, the shape may remain unchanged, only the volume goes away. If the breast size is larger than the third, then after the end of breastfeeding it not only decreases in volume, but also loses its shape.
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Indications for breast reduction surgery
Indications for breast reduction surgery are discomfort and an unaesthetic shape. If a woman has back pain or bruises from bra straps, this is already a reason to see a doctor to find out whether there are indications for breast reduction surgery.
How is breast reduction surgery performed?
Breast reduction surgery is performed under general anesthesia . There are different techniques and methods for performing the surgery, the choice of which depends on the initial shape and volume of the breast, as well as the need to perform a breast lift after the surgery.
Reduction of large breasts is tolerated quite easily, the patient does not feel discomfort or pain either during the operation or during the rehabilitation period. But reduction mammoplasty requires knowledge and skills from the surgeon so that the patient gets beautiful and symmetrical breasts of the desired size, and the traces of the breast reduction surgery are minimal.
The surgeon’s task is to perform the operation in such a way that the result is reliable, healing is fast, and traces of the intervention are minimal.
Breast reduction plastic surgery is performed under general anesthesia, the procedure takes from 2.5 to 4 hours. After the surgery, you need to spend two days in the clinic. During this period, the doctor monitors the patient: whether there are any complications, how the recovery is going, how the swelling is going. If everything is normal, the patient can be discharged home.
The effectiveness of breast reduction surgery is very high. After its implementation, there is no repeated enlargement. The only option when this is possible is an elevated prolactin level. But before the operation, a prolactin level test is mandatory to guarantee the result.
Very often, breast lift and breast reduction are performed simultaneously. As a result of this combination, the breasts are beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.
The cost of breast plastic surgery depends on the scope of the intervention and the patient's wishes. The final price is known after consultation with the doctor.
