This patient had a bilateral breast reduction to lift her breasts and reduce volume and skin excess.
Breast reduction surgery uses well placed scars around the nipples and the underside of the breasts to allow reduction of skin that has sagged due to large breast volume over time. Through these incisions, the desired amount of breast tissue excess is removed and the remaining tissue is rotated up into a higher position to create an internal 'lift' that repositions the breast volume to a higher place on the chest so that effects of breast ptosis or drop from ageing and breast feeding can be reversed.
For this particular patient, the breast reduction was performed in preparation for a future skin and nipple preserving prophylactic mastectomy procedure due to her genetic risk for breast cancer. With the breast size and shape improved, the breast tissues will be removed from within and replaced with fat from a DIEP flap transfer from her abdomen to replicate the natural tissues that are lost.
This patient in her late teens main concerns were her larger breast volume associated with neck and back pain which affected her ability to excercise and stay fit. The goals for surgery were for reduction in volume and lift while maintaining her symmetry and keeping her shape and proportion to fit her chest shape.
The goals of breast reduction should be to achieve a breast shape and size that fit the chest frame and the patient, rather than to aim for a specific size.
Photos are shown at 10 months post operatively with well matured scars and post operative swelling resolved. The patient has achieved a significant volume reduction with good shape and symmetry to fit her chest and body shape
This patient in her 30s had ongoing concerns with her larger breast volume and never felt comfortable with her size. The goals for surgery were for reduction in volume and a slight lift while maintaining her symmetry and keeping her shape and proportion to fit her chest shape.
Younger patients who undergo breast reduction surgery tend to have denser breast tissue which means that the proportion of volume or weight reduction of the breast tissue is higher compared to the amount of skin that can be taken.
Photos are shown at 3 months post operatively with well matured scars and post operative swelling resolved. The patient has achieved a significant volume reduction with mild lift and good shape and symmetry to fit her chest and body shape
This patient in her 30s had ongoing concerns with her larger breast volume and never felt comfortable with her size. The goals for surgery were for reduction in volume and a slight lift while maintaining her symmetry and keeping her shape and proportion to fit her chest shape.
Younger patients who undergo breast reduction surgery tend to have denser breast tissue which means that the proportion of volume or weight reduction of the breast tissue is higher compared to the amount of skin that can be taken.
Photos are shown at 3 months post operatively with well matured scars and post operative swelling resolved. The patient has achieved a significant volume reduction with mild lift and good shape and symmetry to fit her chest and body shape
This patient suffered from bilateral large, pendulous breasts causing significant neck, shoulder and back discomfort for many years.
In patients with ptotic, low and enlarged breasts, the increased weight of the breast and the low positioning can cause a constant strain on the back that can lead to postural changes and chronic pain that may be alleviated by reduction of breast weight and repositioning of the weight to a higher position on the chest.
Post operative photos are shown at 4 weeks post op with significant reduction in volume and improved breast shape. The patient reported immediate relief of her chronic neck and back discomfort and was very happy with her results