Breast Reduction

   Breast reduction, or reduction mammaplasty are made due to tonuses in back and neck, positional change, headache shoulder pain, problems in shoulder due to bra straps, chronic breast pain and problems related to personnel hygiene and not being attend to sports activities which cause because of excessive big breasts. In breast reduction surgery lifting operation is also made together.

   In breast reduction surgery tissue and skin excessiveness are removed from appropriate parts of surgery and areola is raised up where is must be. While raising areola up various methods are used for feeding areola and breast ring and not damaging their connections with emotional nerves.

   The type of technique that will be applied to patients for breast reduction surgery completely depends on expectation, breast structure and dimension of planed sequela of patient. Generally end point and some mammary ducts of breast can be protected. After breast reduction surgery a sequla like a T shape remains at lower side of breast in some techniques. And in some techniques a straight line from nipple to down side, and sometimes a sequela remains only around nipple. Sequela around nipple can not be seen after breast reduction surgery as it is in color change border. All precautions are taken for preventing this sequela. But it is not possible to predict amount of such a sequela on breast as recovery, tissue factors and body color of each person is different.

   Breastfeeding is generally possible in the future after breast feeding surgery. At the other hand the amount of milk will reduce as certain tissues that are removed during breast reduction operation are among breast glandula mammarias.

   Upon deciding surgery the plastic surgeon determines the intervention to be made to patient according to breast tissue to be removed, sagging amount and other factors. Infection, bleeding and hematom are among complications to that may be seen after breast reduction surgery. Depending on circulation problems, the specific complications that may be very rarely seen are necrosis of fatty tissue and nipple tissue with other words their corrosion. This possibility is very rare. The pains that may arise after breast reduction surgery may be stopped with pain killers. 2-3 dressing can be made after surgery. Sutures are removed approximately in 15 days. As sequela of breast reduction surgery is pink for a few months they can be recognized. Sequela will be similar with body color in 6 months and 1 year so that they will be more indefinite. Before planning of breast reduction surgery the place where nipple must normally be is marked. Depending on length of patient this place must be 19-21 cm away from the line where collar bone and nipple of patient meets at.

   Dress is made and bandages are changed on the next day of breast reduction surgery. A smaller bandage is made. Elastic special bra is worn that covers breast completely. It both reduces oedema and has a feature of mould. Sutures are removed in 10-15 days after two-three dressings. Patient stands up on the next day of breast reduction surgery. Patient can conduct daily routine works after 2-3 days. Tablet pain killers are used for pains that may last 1-2 days after surgery, it will be adequate. After breast reduction surgery breast are reduced and lifted.