This surgical procedure aims to reduce the breasts to make them a comfortable, proportional, and harmonious size with the rest of the body.

If you have large and heavy breasts, you are probably familiar with the uncomfortable side effects: chronic back, neck, and shoulder pain; embarrassment or shame about your figure; improper posture; unwanted attention, teasing, or bullying; breathing problems; bra strap indentations.

Breast reduction surgery with a plastic surgeon can provide the relief you undoubtedly deserve. By resizing your breasts to make them look more proportional to the rest of your body, breast reduction relieves many of the physical and psychological burdens of large breasts. Candidates

If you have problems with breasts that are disproportionately large for your body, experience chronic back pain due to the weight of your breasts, or suffer from related psychological side effects (e.g., shame, anxiety, depression), breast reduction can offer you relief.

Other signs that you should consider breast reduction for are: skin irritation under the breasts, difficulty breathing due to breast weight, improper posture when walking, shoulder strap indentations, and difficulty in participating in athletic activities.

Most discomfort can be effectively controlled with prescribed medication. It’s normal to have a burning sensation in the nipples during the first two weeks Stitches are removed between 7 and 14 days; swelling may not completely subside until 3 to 6 weeks.

After a breast reduction, you can return to work in 2 to 3 weeks, although you can resume almost normal activities in a few days. You should limit strenuous physical activities for a few weeks until you recover from the surgery.

During the initial consultation, the board-certified plastic surgeon will assess the size and shape of your breasts, skin firmness, and overall health Breast examinations will also be conducted, and additional studies will be requested. Different surgical techniques will be explained, and the size and shape your breasts will have, as well as the best procedures or combination of procedures for you, will be discussed.

Breast reduction has three different incision locations, depending on the extent of lift and reduction required: the anchor incision, the keyhole incision, or the periareolar incision. If necessary, large areolas can be reduced, downward-pointing nipples can be corrected, and the nipple-areola complex can be repositioned higher on the breast.

The type of anesthesia to be used and the location of the procedure will also be explained Breast reduction surgery typically lasts between 2 and 4 hours, although it may be longer in certain cases.