Breast reduction surgery, one of the breast aesthetic procedures, consists of three stages. These stages can be sorted into pre-op period, surgery and post-op period. With plastic surgery, it is aimed to provide a pleasant image of the breasts in the desired form. Many other causes, such as sagging, smallness, excessive size and deformity of the breast to be processed, are determinants of the surgical process.
With breast reduction surgery, excess or sagging breast tissue is removed and a breast structure is created at the appropriate height and tension.
Women with large and sagging breasts face various problems. Women who face problems such as pain in the back and neck due to the weight of the breasts, irritation caused by contact, resort to breast reduction surgery. In addition to all these problems, the existing breast image and asymmetries can also disturb the individual aesthetically and affect his psychology. Oct.
With surgery, excess tissue, fat and skin in the breasts are removed. Breasts get a more aesthetic and upright appearance. In this procedure, it is possible to reduce the areola (tissue surrounding the nipple). Thus, a woman is given smaller, symmetrical and voluminous breasts.
Breasts that show excessive growth, especially during adolescence, can lead to health problems in later life, as well as disturb the individual as an image. In this context, women resort to breast aesthetics. In addition, one of the reasons for resorting to breast reduction October is the sagging in the breasts. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight gain-loss, aging and many other factors can cause sagging in the breasts.
How is Breast Reduction Surgery Performed?
Breast reduction surgery is a surgical procedure. In this context, the processing process consists of various parts. There are some risks that this aesthetic surgery, which is a surgical procedure, carries;
Bleeding: There may be bleeding during the operation or in the postoperative period. Drains are placed under the chest during the operation to follow this. Bleeding monitoring is provided with drains in a few days after surgery.
Pain: pain around the neck, back and chest may be observed after surgery. In pain management, these pains are intervened through analgesics.
Infection: all invasive procedures have a risk of infection. Surgery is also an invasive procedure. By starting prophylactic treatment, the risk of infection is minimized during surgical procedures. There is antibiotic treatment suitable for surgery before and after the procedure.
Scar: Scars may remain after minimal incisions opened for tissue removal during breast reduction surgery. As a matter of fact, scar formation is inevitable in surgical cuts. However, while these scars are not obvious in some patients, they may be more pronounced in some patients. There are factors that affect the formation of this trail.
Change in the feeling of sensitivity in the nipple and tissue: the feeling of sensitivity may decrease in the near term after surgery. But these times are disappearing.
Breast stiffness: in some cases, breast stiffness may occur after the procedure.
Delay in the healing process: sometimes healing on the nipples and skin may take longer.
Allergic reactions: Although it is not often seen, in some cases, the patient may develop allergic reactions to the materials used during surgery.
Breast reduction surgery takes 2-4 hours under general anesthesia. The procedure is performed with vertical incisions made around the nipple and from the nipple to under the breast tissue. In very large breasts, the procedure is performed with incisions from the nipple to the bottom of the breast.
After the surgical incision is opened, the tissue determined as excess is removed with the appropriate equipment for the procedure and liposuction equipment. After removing the excess tissue, the surgeon regulates the breast structure and terminates the operation by closing the incision.
Who Can Have Breast Reduction Surgery?
Breast reduction surgery may not be suitable for everyone. If you are experiencing serious health problems or if you have sagging or large breasts that cause serious aesthetic concerns, you can apply for this surgery. However, if there are no serious complaints, this surgery is not recommended. As a matter of fact, there are risks and complications of this aesthetic, which requires a surgical procedure.
As a result of examinations, tests and examinations performed before surgery, every woman who does not pose a risk for surgery can have breast reduction surgery. But it is not possible to perform this surgical procedure in women with serious chronic conditions, who have not completed breast development, or who have masses in their breasts. One of the basic conditions required to be able to have surgery is to complete the age of 18, that is, to be a minor.
How is the Preparation Process for the Surgery?
There are issues that the patient should pay attention to after the decision on surgery is made. If one of them smokes primarily, he should quit smoking at least 4 weeks before the operation. Quitting smoking is important in terms of the effects of anesthesia and in terms of ensuring tissue nutrition during the healing process.
Blood tests, ultrasound, X-rays and mammography procedures that need to be performed before breast reduction surgery should be performed on time. For example, surgery is not performed if a mass appears in the breast during mammography. Or, if there are unexpected low or high values in the blood values, treatment is applied first to normalize these values, and then the surgical process is initiated.
If the patient is using a blood thinner, the blood thinner should be discontinued at least a week in advance for the reason of use. The use of blood thinners increases the risk of bleeding.
Things to Be Considered After Surgery
After the patient wakes up and is taken to his room, the follow-up and treatment process continues. After this painful non-surgical procedure, pains may be encountered, although rarely. In this case, Decontamination is performed with appropriate analgesics. Spending the first 24 hours after surgery in the hospital is necessary for follow-up after surgery. Especially if a drain is inserted to monitor bleeding during surgery, discharge does not occur until the drains are removed.
After surgery, bandages or recommended sports bras are attached to the chest. The first 4 weeks, their use is important. They ensure that the patient moves safely and comfortably. After surgery, the period of physical activity and normal life develops quickly. After leaving the first week back, the individual can continue his/her working life.
Does Breast Reduction Prevent Breastfeeding?
Breast reduction surgery is a surgery that affects breastfeeding. For this reason, this surgery is not recommended for women who are breastfeeding or planning a pregnancy in the near future. Nerves, tissues, milk ducts and nipple sensitivity in the breast structure are the main elements of breastfeeding. The techniques applied during the operation are performed by taking care of these structures. However, it will not be correct to say that she can definitely breastfeed after the procedure.
During breast surgery, the surgical procedure is performed by paying attention to the milk glands and ducts. However, it is a wrong attitude to say that it is definitely possible to carry out breastfeeding after the change in structure and the healing process.
Does Breast Reduction Leave a Mark?
Although minimal incisions are performed in breast reduction, scars will remain in the incision areas. In some people, these scars may be less pronounced, while in others, these scars may be more pronounced. The severity of scars is determined by factors such as tissue structure, healing process and smoking.
What are the Risks of Surgery?
The risks identified for breast reduction surgery;
Risks that may develop due to anesthesia
Risk of bleeding
Risk of infection
Loss of sensation in the nipple and tissue
Hardening of the breast
Delay in recovery
Breast reduction surgery is a surgical procedure that can be applied to every woman who has completed breast development and provides appropriate conditions. The operation process consists of three periods: preoperative period, surgery and postoperative period. After a successful operation, the patient achieves an erect and plump chest structure at the desired size.
