Breast Reduction

Also known as reduction mammaplasty, breast reduction removes excess breast fat, glandular tissue and skin to achieve a breast size in proportion with your body and to alleviate the discomfort associated with overly large breasts.

What results can a breast reduction achieve?

The breast reduction procedure removes excess breast fat, glandular tissue and skin to achieve a breast size in proportion with your body and to alleviate the discomfort associated with overly large breasts.

Overly large breasts can cause some women to have both health and emotional problems. In addition to self image issues, you may also experience physical pain and discomfort.

The weight of excess breast tissue can impair your ability to lead an active life. The emotional discomfort and self-consciousness often associated with having large pendulous breasts is as important an issue to many women as the physical discomfort and pain.

Is breast reduction the right procedure for me?

Breast reduction is a highly individualized procedure and you should do it for yourself, not to fulfil someone else's desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image.

Breast reduction is a good option for you if:

You are physically healthy.
You have realistic expectations.
You don't smoke.
You are bothered by the feeling that your breasts are too large.
Your breasts limit your physical activity.
You experience back, neck and shoulder pain caused by the weight of your breasts.
You have regular indentations from bra straps that support heavy, pendulous breasts.
You have skin irritation beneath the breast crease.
Your breasts hang low and have stretched skin.
Your nipples rest below the breast crease when your breasts are unsupported.
You have enlarged areolas caused by stretched skin.

The consultation process.

During your initial consultation (which usually takes about an hour), your concerns, expectations and suitability for the procedure will be discussed.

What happens during breast reduction surgery?

Breast reduction is usually performed through incisions on your breasts with surgical removal of the excess fat, glandular tissue and skin.

In some cases, excess fat may be removed through liposuction in conjunction with excision techniques.
If breast size is largely due to fatty tissue and excess skin is not a factor, liposuction alone may be used for breast reduction.

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