Breast Reduction Breast reductionis one of the subjects that women with large breast tissue investigate. The complaint of large breast is a serious health problem from bothaesthetic and health aspects. Women feel themselves very uncomfortable for many different reasons. Large breast may occur congenitally due to genetic reasons or later depending on variable conditions.
The complaint of large breast that considerably reduces the quality of life of women, if untreated, brings about serious diseases such as herniated lumbar disc, back, arm and neck pain, sagging breast, armpit rash, and kyphosis.
People with large breasts complain that their movements are restricted while doing sports. However, disproportionate weight in the body causes various physical conditions to occur. Besides all these, they may experience situtations that wear out the individual in sociological terms, such as feeling the attentive gaze of people on them. Moreover, most women with large breasts experience more difficulties during the process of becoming a mother in terms of pregnancy and breastfeeding compared to other mother candidates. Breasts that are already large become larger, more tender and sensitive during this period. Accordingly, the pain and ache they feel increase much more.
After breast reduction treatment, women do not experience any negativity in getting pregnant or breastfeeding. Women with the complaint of large breasts are especially recommended to undergo treatment before planning a pregnancy. In some cases, women with very large breast tissue may require to sacrifice their breastfeeding function to achieve a normal breast size. The patient and the physician make this decision together.
Although it is a very important problem that should be treated, it is a cosmetic surgery with minor risk, if performed by experienced physicians. Whether genetic or enlarged later, surgical techniques are used in the treatment of breast size.
Both breasts can be large and sometimes there may be a size problem in a single breast. It may sometimes be necessary to perform different surgical operations on both breasts to achieve the proportion in the body.
After breast reduction surgeries, the patient is usually hospitalized for one night. With the advancing technologies and techniques, not many drains are used recently. The patient who has been discharged experiences an edema problem for 1 month, and it is very normal for them to feel occasional burning, stinging, and mild tingling for about 6 months. It is recommended not to do heavy sports for 2 months. Much care should be exerted for nutrition, hygiene and most importantly, not smoking. Especially in the first month, smoking should be completely avoided.
