When a reductive mammoplasty can improve your quality of life

What is reductive mammoplasty?

Reductive mammoplasty or breast reduction surgery is an intervention that is performed to correct breast hypertrophy (reduce the volume and weight of the breast) through this surgery it is possible to remove excess tissue and sagging breasts.

Breast reduction surgery is performed on women who have disproportionately large breasts compared to their weight and height, with the aim of solving some problems that can prevent their daily development, such as:

• Chronic back, neck and shoulder pain, due to the weight generated and the pressure exerted by the bra on the shoulder area. This can lead the patient to take medication to relieve symptoms.
• Irritation and chronic rash under the breasts, due to the heat produced by the body and friction with the bra and skin.
• Pain in the nerves.
• Limitation of certain physical activities.
• Low self-esteem related to large breast size.
• Difficulty finding a bra that fits your size and clothing that fits your size.

Breast surgery is one of the few cosmetic surgeries that can be performed even before the age of majority, during adolescence due to its physical and psychological impact. But if the adolescent has not yet fully developed, a second intervention may be needed.

Risk of breast reduction surgery

Reductive mammoplasty has the inherent risks of any major surgical procedure, such as:

• Bleeding, infection, and an adverse reaction to anesthesia.
• Bruises that are usually temporary
• Keloid healing
• Elimination or loss of sensation in the nipples and the skin around them.
• Difficulty breastfeeding, the mammary gland is affected.

If you haven’t started a family yet or if your family isn’t complete, maybe you should wait until pregnancy isn’t a problem. An evaluation with the plastic surgeon Dr Franklin Peña can give you an idea if it is necessary to wait or not.

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