Breasts that are too large and not proportionate to the body can cause problems that limit a person's freedom, such as not being able to wear the clothes she wants and have the desired posture, as opposed to being an element of beauty. In addition, excessively large breasts could cause serious health problems. A breast reduction surgery that is appropriately planned helps one to have natural looking breasts with ideal size and vitality.

What is Breast Reduction Surgery?

It is an operation performed to reduce the existing volume of the breast and bring it to the ideal form targeted for aesthetic and health reasons.

Why is it done?

It is applied to resolve undesired conditions caused by overly large breasts, including back, neck and shoulder pain, poor posture, difficulty in breathing, depression on shoulders due to bra straps, loss of strength and numbness in hands due to compression of arm and hand nerves in shoulders, rash, eczema or fungal infections that may appear under the breasts, restricted physical activities. All these conditions cause not only physical but also psychological and social problems in women.

Why do breasts grow?

Breast tissue may grow for reasons such as hereditary characteristics, hormonal changes, fibrocystic mastopathy, pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight gain.

How should right breast shape and size be determined?

In order for breasts to look beautiful, they should have a volume and form in proportion to the body they are in. First of all, it should be ensured that the patient meets necessary health criteria. The aim of breast reduction surgery is to create a form that is proportional to the body and completely symmetrical.

How is Breast Reduction Surgery performed?

By a method chosen according to the condition of the patient in order to bring the breast size down to a desired size, excess tissue and skin are removed from the breasts, and the nipples are positioned correctly without removing them from the breasts, which also enables a breast lift, does not prevent breastfeeding and cause any loss of sensation.

How long does Breast Reduction Surgery take?

Breast reduction surgery usually takes 2-4 hours although this varies according to the technique to be employed and the size of breasts.

Is breast reduction a painful procedure?

You may have a mild ache for a few days after the operation. While moving your arms, you might have mild pain, which can be relieved with simple painkillers.

Type of Anesthesia

General anesthesia method is used in breast reduction surgery.

Before Breast Reduction Surgery

First of all, you should determine your expectations about the operation very well and tell them to your surgeon. You should share your personal and family history of illness and then have a medical examination. After necessary workups and examinations, breast volume, breast nipple location and size in proportion to your body size should be determined.

Who can have Breast Reduction Surgery?

Generally, surgery is considered for patients without any contraindications to surgery, established as a result of examinations and tests, whose breasts growth is not related to a hormonal cause, whose breasts have stopped growing over the last 6 months, have completed their development and need to be reduced.

Things to consider before surgery

It is important to ensure that your operation is scheduled to take place at a time outside your menses period. You should avoid smoking for a total of 30 days, including 15 days before and after surgery. You should avoid taking blood thinners for 10 days before surgery. You shouldn't drink alcohol over the last 48 hours. If you develop ailments, including flu, cold, sore throat, you should inform the doctor.

After breast reduction surgery

The post-operative process is usually problem free; you'll probably have minimal pain, if you have any. You might have mild ache with movement of arms or cough.

Things to consider after surgery

If you lie in a slight sitting position, any edema or pains you might have will subside more quickly. Do not smoke during recovery period. After the 8th day, you may have a warm bath, resume normal daily activity and work by wearing a sports bra but you should limit arm movements for about 15 days. You should wear your sports bra for up to 8 weeks. Avoid physical contact to your chest region and strenuous sports and activities for the first two months.

Recovery Process

• You can start consuming liquid food 3-4 hours after the operation and you can walk around in your room.
• Even if you have mild pain in the first night, it can be easily controlled with simple painkillers.
• In the hospital process, you may have serum, analgesic and antibiotic treatment for support.
• Mostly, the drains are removed and the patient is discharged after a follow up the next day. In some cases, drains can be kept for 1-2 days if necessary.
• When you return home, you should eat plenty of liquid food, use the recommended antibiotics and painkillers and wear your special bra without removing it.
• Avoiding any activities requiring frequent arm movement and any body movements that give you pain will increase your recovery rate.
• You can have a bath 3-4 days after surgery. You can resume normal activities in one week.
• Bruising that may occur in the early period will resolve spontaneously after one week and swelling after 2-3 weeks.
• It'll take about 3 months for operation-induced swellings to completely resolve and breasts to acquire their final look.

Price of Breast Reduction Surgery

A personalized pricing is applied because a patient may require non-routine workups before surgery or for reasons such as the structure of the breasts and the method to be chosen for the procedure.

What are the risks of breast reduction surgery?

Following any surgical intervention, certain undesired results can occur. Such problems can be mostly corrected with small revisions following recovery of the respective region. The surgeon should tell all potential risks to the patient, although they will not occur in the majority of patients who will undergo breast reduction surgery. These risks are increased in patients with heart, vascular and blood diseases, low resistance, diabetes patients, the elderly and smokers.

Though they occur rarely,

1. Early risks include bleeding, infection, allergic reactions, wound disintegration, nipple necrosis.

2. Late risks include excessive firmness of the breast, changes in nipple or breast skin sensation, breastfeeding problem, asymmetry.