Breast reduction

Reduction mammoplasty

Not in all cases, women turn to plastic surgeons to enlarge their breasts. Large breasts can also be particularly uncomfortable. And this applies not only to the choice of lingerie or clothing. The clinic of Andrey Kharkov offers the optimal combination of professionalism and comfort at an affordable cost.

Indications for breast reduction

In most cases, breast reduction is combined with a lift. The main goal is to form a good breast shape with a minimum of stitches and incisions.

During surgery, the surgeon removes excess subcutaneous fat and breast tissue. After this, the process of forming the mammary glands of the desired shape and size occurs.

When it comes to ptosis and / or macromastia of the mammary glands, technologies using the patient’s own tissues can be used. Also, a slight sagging of the breast is corrected by endoprosthetics. Operations performed on the nipple-areola complex allow you to correct its shape and size.

Thus, the indications for breast reduction are:

• Asymmetry of the mammary glands.
• Macromastia / gigantomastia ( large breasts).
• Ptosis of the breast (while maintaining the original size, the breast drops).
• Breast shrinkage after lactation ( post-lactation involution).

Undoubtedly, in most cases, large breasts lead to the following health problems:

• Headaches, back pain and muscle pain.
• Violation of balance, gait.
• Curvature of the spine.
• Breathing problems while lying down, sleeping problems.
• Poor posture.
• Maceration, increased sweating under the breast.
• Problems with the work of internal organs.

Particular features of breast reduction

Before breast reduction, the preoperative preparation is very important for the patient. It usually consists of instrumental and laboratory examinations. Before surgery, the patient should stop smoking and drinking alcohol.

Breast reduction is performed using general anesthesia. Anesthesia is selected taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient. The duration of the operation is within 80 minutes. If we are talking about a small-scale surgical intervention, it can be performed under local anesthesia.

Reduction belongs to the category of the most difficult operations in the field of breast plastic surgery. That is why such a surgical intervention requires professionalism from a plastic surgeon.

For breast reduction, the plastic surgeon makes an incision in the fold under the breast and a vertical incision. Thereafter, it removes excess fat and breast tissue. The next step is a breast lift. As a result,  the breasts get a naturally beautiful shape.

Among the most common breast reduction techniques are:

• Vertical.
• Classical (“anchor”).

The vertical technique is defined as the most preferred way to shrink the mammary glands. The incision is made around the areola and is combined with the vertical incision. It runs under the breast, from the areola to the fold.

Thanks to this technique, you can protect yourself from complications. In addition, the possibility of lactation  as well as changing the shape and size of the breast remains.

The classical method allows you to get rid of significant volumes of breast tissue, which is especially important, for example, with gigantomastia. The plastic surgeon performs periareolar incisions as well as T-incisions. The surgeon makes incisions between the areola, along the contour of the areola, along the fold located in the mammary gland.

Anchor breast reduction is highly effective and in some cases an irreplaceable option.

The recovery period after breast reduction is easy and almost painless. The first day after the operation, the patient stays in the hospital of the clinic of Andrey Kharkov.

It is imperative to wear special compression garments for 4 hours. On average, the main stage of the rehabilitation period takes 10-15 days.

To consolidate and improve the result of surgery, you should definitely adhere to all the recommendations of the plastic surgeon. Areola stitches are removed on the 10th day.

As for postoperative scars, they heal in 7-10 days. Gradually, the patient returns to  her usual life.

The rehabilitation period is accompanied by periodic examinations by a plastic surgeon. No additional procedures are required. They can be assigned if desired and  if  there is the need to speed up the recovery process.

Contraindications for breast reduction

Breast reduction is not performed if the following contraindications are present:

1. Skin diseases in the area of ​​surgery.

2. Oncology.
3. Age up to 18 years.
4. The period of pregnancy and lactation.
5. Problems with blood clotting.
6. Diseases of the nervous system.
7. Heart problems.
8. Infectious and inflammatory processes in the body.

Benefits of breast reduction in the clinic of Andrey Leonidovich Kharkov

Breast reduction in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov has many advantages. These are, first of all:

• Professionalism of plastic surgeons

Breast reduction in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov is performed by real professionals in their field with many years of practical experience. They have mastered all the necessary new generation techniques that allow performing breast reduction at a high level.

• Perfect aesthetic result.

After the reduction, the breast looks natural and 100% meets the patient’s expectations.

• Short recovery period

The patient leaves the hospital of the clinic of Andrey Kharkiv one day after the surgery. In the future, rehabilitation continues at home.

• Versatility

In the clinic of Andrey Leonidovich Kharkov, a full range of services is presented: examination before surgery → surgery → support during the recovery phase. If desired and  there are indications, the reduction can be combined with  breast lift.

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