Breast size in women may increase for a variety of reasons, and when this increase is greater than normal, they can cause unbearable problems. In reduction mammoplasty, specialists first remove extra sections and make a few special incisions to remove items such as glands, excess skin, fat and excess breast tissue, thereby reducing the size of the breast. They also change the location of the areola and nipple to return the breasts to their normal shape. Breast reduction is done by anesthesia.
Some of the reasons that cause breast enlargement:
- Taking certain hormonal medications that increase breast size and stimulate its tissues (such as birth control pills)
- Menopause causes an increase in fat in the breast tissue, and as a result, breast size may increase.
- One of the side effects of being overweight is an increase in the amount of fat that can increase the breasts' size.
- During pregnancy, the body may experience changes, one of which is an increase in breast size.
Mammoplasty surgery is not recommended for which group of people? For which group of people it is suitable?
Mammoplasty or breast reduction surgery is not recommended at all for all people who have problems with the breast area, as well as people who have cardiovascular problems and diseases such as diabetes and are overweight. But breast reduction is for people who have nervous pains or burning sensation on the breast skin; those who have limited walking or exercise due to large breasts and have difficulty dressing, as well as those have no symmetry in their breasts' size.
Benefits of breast reduction surgery
- Reduce upper back pain
- Reduce shoulder pain
- Reduce neck pain
- Increase the ability to perform sports activities
- increasing the self confidence
- Good body shape
- Reduce nervous pains
- Breast reduction can help create symmetry between the breasts.
Complications and disadvantages of breast reduction:
- Infection and bleeding in the chest area
- The surgical scar remains on the skin of the breast.
- Problems and inability to breastfeed the baby
- Breast reduction may cause loss of sensation in the areola and nipple area.
- Be sure to consult a skilled and experienced specialist for mammoplasty surgery; Because in some cases, by doing this operation, your breasts may change in symmetry and size, and in this case, you will have to perform other surgeries.