Breast Reduction and Breast Lift (Mastopexy)

Monday the 15th of February, 2010 No Comments »

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Dr. Bobby Arun Kumar .

Whilst we so often hear about women seeking Cosmetic Surgery to obtain breast implants and increase the size of their breasts, many women are choosing Cosmetic Surgery to obtain a breast reduction and or a breast lift.

For these women, their large breasts can be uncomfortable, cumbersome and painful. Other women describe how their large breasts limit their ability to exercise comfortably and without embarrassment, or how they struggle to find clothes to fit them that they like or find attractive.

Some women have always had large breasts and some women find their breasts become disproportionately large following pregnancy and breast feeding. These women require a breast reduction and lift.

Other women find that they previously had large breasts, however, following breast feeding the breasts have “deflated” and lost volume and ultimately sag due to the redundant skin. A breast lift and occasionally breast augmentation as well will help women achieve a natural and shapely breast.

Men may also choose to have a male breast reduction. These men often describe feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable by the size of their ‘breasts’ and have found exercise and a healthy lifestyle has not helped.

Men may only require Liposuction as a form of breast reduction; others however may require liposuction with excision of some breast tissue. For those men that have had significant weight loss, they require breast reduction surgery similar to that performed on women.

Breast reduction and breast lift surgery can take between 2 and 4 hours and should only be performed by a fully qualified and certified Cosmetic Surgeon. Breast reduction and breast lift surgery is usually performed under a general anaesthetic with the option of an overnight stay in hospital.

The breast reduction surgery involves removal of skin and breast tissue. In your consultation prior to surgery, the Cosmetic Surgeon will have thoroughly discussed with you what breast size you are aiming to achieve and what he or she believes is appropriate. It is better to take a conservative approach when removing breast skin and tissue as once it has been removed, it can’t be put back. Breast reduction surgery is often combined with a breast lift where the nipple and areola is lifted and relocated on the breast mound.

Men and women who have undergone breast reduction surgery typically describe being more comfortable with their size and shape, happier with their body proportion and silhouette, more confident to wear a wider range of clothes and comfort exercising. These men and women describe a weight being lifted…literally!