The most requested surgeries
Breast reduction, or reduction mammoplasty, is one of the most requested surgeries by women.
Since ancient times, the breast is a sign of femininity and indisputable sexual trait in women, which has caused admiration not only on the part of the female sex, but also by the male.
The beauty and harmony of the breast contributes to the well-being of the person, as it is related to feelings of self-confidence and security in interpersonal relationships, sexual life, psychological aspects and motherhood. For this reason, their external appearance, shape, size, height, characteristics of the areola and the nipple are concerned, as well as their ability to breastfeed without forgetting the periodic medical control to ensure their health.
Am I a candidate for a breast reduction?
Breast reduction is surgery that aims to reduce the size of the breasts.
Therefore, if you have:
- large breasts and you want to reduce the size of your breasts
- or you have breast asymmetry
- or due to an excess of volume (breast hypertrophy) and / or sometimes it causes back pain, neck pain and that makes daily life difficult.
You are a good candidate.
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Free first medical visit
In the first consultation of a breast reduction, we take a complete medical history with anamnesis and after exposing your expectations, the plastic surgeon assesses your type of breast, size, location and characteristics of the areolas, quality of your skin, structure of the chest, quantity of adipose gland or panniculus, or the possible existence of malformations or asymmetries.
After this preliminary analysis, we share with you your expectations regarding size and shape. With this study we will be able to decide the type of surgery that best suits your needs.
What is the price of a breast reduction?
We offer you the highest medical quality at the best price. We take care of everything so that you don’t have to worry about a thing. All these services are included in the price of the breast augmentation intervention:
- Preoperative study (surgery, nursing, anesthesia consultation and all complementary tests included).
- Operating room, hospitalization and prosthesis expenses.
- Bra
- Postoperative follow-up at 24 hours.
- Postoperative medical check-ups until discharge including pain management for greater comfort.
Preoperative
In order for you to be able to do a breast reduction with total safety, we must assess your general condition based on your possible drug and environmental allergies, personal and family pathological history, habitual and past medication, possible previous surgical interventions, toxic habits (tobacco), etc.
It is also necessary to have a general analysis, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram and sometimes a mammogram. With this study you will be visited by an anesthesiologist who will verify the results, as well as solve your doubts.
At Guadalupe González Clinic we will also take preoperative photographs, which will help us before, during and after reductive mammoplasty.
Surgical technique
Breast reduction should be performed in the operating room and under general anesthesia. The surgery usually lasts between 2 and 3 hours. There are various techniques, depending on the volume to be reduced, the characteristics of the breast skin and the initial position of the areola-nipple joint. Whenever possible, the incision is minimal and is concealed around the areola (periareolar). A vertical incision or in the shape of an inverted ‘T’ (starting from the areola) can also be made, depending on the case. With this surgery we achieve, not only the reduction of the size and weight of the mammary glands, but also that they are evened out and given a natural and aesthetic shape.
At the end of reductive mammoplasty, a drain and a bandage are placed.
POSTOPERATIVE
The first 24 hours, hospital admission to the clinic with the relevant bandage is recommended, receiving treatment with intravenous analgesic.
From the second day, you can be discharged from the hospital with oral medication and following the surgeon’s instructions.
It is normal for inflammation, pain sensation, occasional stinging and tingling or burning in the nipples to appear, which you can calm with medication and postoperative treatment as well as cryotherapy.
Between the fourth or sixth day, we do the control in the consultation where we will remove the bandage and begin neural therapy for your greater comfort. We recommend the use of a special seamless sports bra, which you must wear continuously day and night for four weeks.
You will be able to incorporate relatively quickly into daily and work life, always following the specialist’s instructions, limiting strong physical activities for a few weeks, until you recover from the intervention.
The sutures are removed between 7 – 10 days after the operation and the aesthetic treatment of the scars begins so that in the future they are as imperceptible as possible. Scars appear pink at first. From the 2nd or 3rd month they improve aesthetically. The final appearance of these scars is variable, depending on the characteristics of the skin of each person.
The breasts may be swollen and high at first. As the inflammation decreases and the tissues give way, they will be placed in their natural position.