Advantages and disadvantages of reduction mammoplasty procedure

Added: 01/23/2006

Reduction mammoplasty is a perfect choice for women who suffer from the large size of breasts. The successful procedure performance provides not only breast reduction but is a rescue key from many problems: pains in back, neck and shoulders, excessive sweat, under breasts infections, etc. reduction mammoplasty is perfect solution for many problems but it is not available for young ladies whose breasts are still in the process of forming and who plan future pregnancy.

In contrast to breasts augmentation breasts that is aimed to cosmetic beauty reduction mammoplasty is designed for physical relief achievement as large breasts are not always big delight. There exist lists of problems connected with extreme breast sizes (constant back, neck and shoulder pains, excessive sweating, under breasts infection development, impossibility of spot activities, psychological problems, etc.). So the purposes of most reduction mammoplasty procedures are tries to reduce size of areola and nipples, to reduce breasts size, to solve the problem of sagging large breasts that discomfort women. During the breast reduction procedure preparation it is recommended to follow special eating and drinking diet to loose some weight, stop smoking, avoid taking some medicines and vitamins and follow closely all cosmetic surgeon?s instructions not to delay healing process.

The breast reduction mammoplasty is usually performed under the general anesthesia. Very often it is recommended for breast reduction clients to stay for a night or even longer at the hospital.

Reduction mammoplasty clients have a big choice of procedure techniques that more or less fit to individual client?s health, skin and breasts condition and cosmetic surgeon?s preferences. The most widespread and preferable reduction mammoplasty method is classical one where incisions are made in anchor shape around the areola, they ran downwards and end in the natural crease under the breasts. During the operation surgeon removes excess skin, glandular and fat tissues; he replaces the nipples into new position. Reduction mammoplasty can be successfully combined with the procedure of liposuction for easier fat removing from armpit areas. The last step of reduction mammoplasty is final reshaping the breast contour. Thanks to new technologies it is possible to save original blood vessels and nerves connection with nipples. But if breasts are extremely large it is almost impossible to avoid the loss of nipple?s sensation.

New techniques also allow minimizing and eliminating vertical scars.

After surgery all cosmetic surgeons give their individual instructions that help to avoid (or at least minimize) discomfort and improve healing process. But there are also some common rules after the reduction mammoplasty surgery: wearing special elastic bandage or gauze dressing, usage of tubes during some after surgery days to exteriorize off blood and excess fluids from the breasts. For pain reduction that will hurt especially while moving or coughing the cosmetic surgeon prescribes special painkiller medicines.

After surgery side effects may include bad reaction on anesthesia and painkillers; discomfort and pain at the area of breast reduction performance; excessive scarring (that sometimes can fade afterwards and become not so significant and notable); possible nipple sensation loss; impossibility of breast lactation (so it can be recommended to delay with the procedure for women planning future pregnancy).

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