Reduction of a breast

The women dissatisfied with a form and the size of the breast, it is conditionally possible to divide into those who want to increase a breast, and those who need to reduce it. If in the first case operation becomes only for improvement of an esthetics, then reduction of a breast often is necessary operation for improvement of health of the woman.

Plastic surgery on reduction of the size of a breast is called reducing mammoplastiky.

Reasons of reduction of a breast

To define whether really the woman has reasons for reduction of a breast and as far as they are serious, the specialist who will explain all complexity of the procedure has to, will adjust on result, will acquaint with possible risks and rules of conduct during the postoperative period.

Not all owners of a big breast consider it a shortcoming, and only serious problems with health can become the reason to think of its reduction. The mass of a mammary gland more than 0,5 kg gives big load of a backbone that considerably increases risk of acquisition of the following problems:

• Pain in chest department of a backbone and in a neck, giving to shoulders;
• Mastodynia – pain in a breast;
• The complicated breath (as the chest type of breath is characteristic of women);
• Irritations, an intertrigo and inflammations of skin under a breast;
• Difficulty of diagnosis of a disease of mammary glands;
• Restriction of physical activity.

With age all these problems are only aggravated. Because of uneven load of a backbone there is osteochondrosis and scoliosis, and the back and a neck are exposed to big loading that causes migraine and muscle pain. Close connection of a backbone with internals leads to deterioration in overall health. The bearing is inevitably broken and gait worsens. In such cases reduction of a breast, according to the women who decided on this operation, the unique option of finding of chance of new life without chronic pains and problems.

Preparation for surgery on reduction of a breast

If the decision to perform operation on reduction of a breast is made to increase chance of a happy end, before operation it is necessary to satisfy the following conditions:

• To have examination of the mammologist and to make mammography;
• At observance of any diet to achieve final result prior to operation as weight reduction after operation will negatively affect outward of a bust;
• To use amount of vegetables, sufficient for good nutrition, and fruit, meat and fish. It is in addition possible to accept vitamins;
• Smokers should leave off smoking at least a weeks for two before the forthcoming operation as smoking is a negative factor when healing after carrying out a reducing mammoplastika;
• To stop administration of drugs, reducing coagulability of blood (such as aspirin), in two weeks prior to operation and not to accept them within a week after it.

It is necessary to know that operation on reduction of a breast is not recommended to be done to women who are going to nurse in the future, to women with obesity of high degree, and also at heart diseases, kidneys or respiratory system.

Operation on reduction of a breast

In plastic surgery operation on reduction of a breast is considered one of the most difficult, considering large volumes of the deleted fragments of fabrics, and also need to keep blood supply in the moved sites. In order that it is correct to choose one of ways of the reducing (reducing) mammoplastika, it is necessary to know that:

• The big breast can be reduced to as much as small sizes;
• The modern surgery allows to execute operation on reduction of a breast in one stage without references to further corrective operations;
• After operation of a pacifier with an areola have to look naturally, diameter of an areola if necessary can be reduced;
• The operated breast should not lactate therefore it is possible to plan operation in half a year after the termination of a lactation and not less than one year prior to pregnancy.

Now in the countries with the developed insurance medicine operation on reduction of a breast is brought in the insurance policy as reconstructive plastic surgery and becomes free of charge, is exclusive for the purpose of improvement of women.

Just before operation the surgeon puts lines of estimated cuts to the patient who is in a standing position depending on features of her structure and wishes of rather esthetic result after reduction of a breast. In the course of operation removal of excess ferruterous and fatty fabrics, and also the excess stretched skin is carried out. In most cases the nipple moves to new situation, and create a new breast of the remained fabrics.

On average operation continues 2-3 hours depending on specific features and volume of an operative measure. On completion of operation the pressing sterile elastic bandage which is in a day replaced with compression linen is applied.

The period of recovery and rehabilitation after reduction of a breast, according to patients, rather painless on condition of observance of all recommendations received in clinic.