Breast reduction is the perfect procedure for all women who find that their breast size is causing problems in their daily life. They can find an effective solution with an intervention that is nowadays extremely safe, offering natural and predictable results. Today we explain what the before and after of breast reduction looks like.
Breast reduction is a surgical procedure designed to reduce breast volume. This procedure is also known as reduction mammoplasty and improves both the appearance and functionality of the breasts.
Ideal candidates for breast reduction are women with large, heavy breasts that cause both physical and psychological discomfort. This procedure is also recommended for patients with asymmetrical breasts or those who have lost weight and find their breasts too large for their new figure.
Having excessively large breasts can be a problem, not only aesthetically but also health-wise. It often causes chronic pain in the back and neck due to the weight that the breasts exert downward.
This leads many women to decide on surgery beyond their aesthetic concerns, since it makes it difficult for them to carry out their daily tasks and creates problems with normal activities such as exercising or even finding bras and clothes in their size.
Additionally, many patients request this surgery in combination with abdominoplasty Madrid.
When facing breast reduction, it’s important to know that this is one of the safest and most effective techniques in breast surgery, and complications during the procedure are rare. However, this requires great professional expertise and an honest, accurate diagnosis.
In addition, it is essential that patients follow a series of preoperative recommendations to prepare for the intervention. Only in this way can we achieve the best results and avoid last-minute risks and complications that could affect your outcome.
In the vast majority of cases, excessive breast size is accompanied by a significant accumulation of fat in the breasts. This occurs when there are sudden weight gains, which, even when reduced later, do not always have the desired effect and retain this localized fat, making it difficult to eliminate.
To avoid unwanted results, it is important to maintain stable weight several months before and after breast reduction surgery. There are few secrets to this, simply follow a balanced diet, rich in all types of nutrients, and maintain a certain level of physical activity.
You can combine breast reduction with a breast lift in Madrid.
Regular consumption of certain substances such as alcohol and especially tobacco is quite harmful to our health, as we already know. In this case, beyond worsening our health, tobacco use can affect blood clotting and increase bleeding during the procedure.
Our medical advice is to reduce tobacco consumption as much as possible, or eliminate it completely, at least 2 to 4 weeks before breast reduction surgery. You should not smoke again until a month after to ensure proper scarring of the incisions.
Although they are not harmful to health in appropriate doses, certain types of medications directly affect blood clotting and promote bleeding, which increases the risk during the procedure.
At the clinic, we will provide you with a list of medications that you can and cannot take so you have no doubts before the intervention.
There are two main techniques through which breast reduction is performed. The first involves making an incision around the areola and then a vertical one downward.
Another technique is the anchor-shaped incision, which consists of an incision around the areola, another along a vertical line downward, and a third horizontal one in the inframammary fold.
The type of incision used depends on the size and shape of the patient’s breasts.
Breast reduction surgery is performed under general anesthesia and typically lasts between two and three hours. The surgeon makes the incision and, through it, removes excess breast tissue, fat, and skin. Sometimes breast reduction is combined with mastopexy.
Then, the areola and nipple are repositioned to a higher and more natural position. At the end of surgery, a dressing or surgical bra is applied to help keep the breasts in place.
The patient will spend the first night at the clinic and the following day can go home to continue with the breast reduction post-operative care.
Post-operative recovery after breast reduction is not a major concern for the vast majority of patients, as it guarantees a relatively quick and pain-free recovery. If we follow the recommendations given by our breast surgeon, we should not remember this process as something traumatic but rather as a quite manageable experience.
First of all, we must keep in mind that mobility is immediate after this operation. This means that we will be able to walk and move around without problem, but we must avoid moderate to strenuous physical efforts at all times. It is best to limit yourself to very daily and simple tasks, prioritizing rest.
You will need to wear a special bra during the first few weeks that supports the breasts and promotes proper healing of breast tissue. This bra should be worn 24 hours a day, and can only be removed on very specific occasions such as when bathing.
A breast reduction post-operative period allows us to lead a practically normal life from the second or third day after surgery, keeping only in mind the advice given by our doctor. It is the most manageable procedure in terms of pain, among all breast surgery interventions.
Pain and swelling are normal during the first few days, but we are talking about minor discomforts that are easily controlled with common over-the-counter pain relievers, such as paracetamol and metamizole.
During recovery, it is important to follow your surgeon’s instructions. Bruising may appear in the area, and the patient will be given appropriate guidance.
On the other hand, it is important to care for the incisions to ensure proper healing. To do this, avoid smoking and tobacco in general, and avoid sun exposure on the scars. Use silicone patches and silicone gels to help with healing.
Other measures such as using dressings or massaging the scars will also help relieve discomfort.
The specialists at Sculpture Clinic will perform the surgeries you need to feel better about your body. If you need breast reduction, a labiaplasty or any other procedure, contact us.
When undergoing breast reduction, you should keep in mind that the swelling produced during approximately the first week is a factor that will prevent us from observing the final result. However, once this swelling subsides, we will be able to clearly see the reduction and enjoy improved mobility and less pain.
Scars will be visible at first, although during the operation we aim to make incisions in a way that conceals them within the breast fold. Our commitment as surgeons is that the scar becomes practically imperceptible after a period ranging between six months and one year.
The final results of the surgery will be seen between three and eight months after the procedure, and recovery can last up to one year.
Most patients are satisfied with the results and these are permanent. That is, the size of the breasts is permanent, although it may grow again under certain circumstances, such as weight gain. For this reason, it is important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly.
Breast reduction is a fairly safe surgery. However, like any other procedure, complications can occur.
The risks of breast surgery include bleeding, infection, scarring, tingling or numbness in the nipples, loss of nipple sensation, and altered lactation.
As a preventive measure, make sure to choose an experienced and certified plastic surgeon.
At Sculpture Clinic we are specialists in all types of breast surgery procedures, thanks to our highly qualified team of professionals. We will conduct a study of your case to verify that breast reduction is the procedure that best adapts to your wishes and expectations.
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