Breast reduction

Breast reduction or reduction mammoplasty is a surgical procedure for women with large and/or sagging breasts who often experience back and neck pain, skin irritation in the submammary folds due to maceration of the folds, and shoulder pain because the bra straps become constricted. Added to all this is the fact that patients who require breast reduction do not feel attractive and proportionate to the rest of the body.

While most people associate “breast surgery” with an augmentation or mastopexy (lift), the truth is that many women come to our plastic surgery practice requesting a breast reduction (or reduction mammoplasty) with the desire to solve a health problem that forces them to live with discomfort or even pain.

In the process of molding the breasts to give them a harmonious shape that is in harmony with the patient’s anatomy, the surgeon usually makes incisions in the shape of an inverted T or anchor, with a vertical line from the areola down and a horizontal line that is hidden in the submammary fold. In most cases, with this surgery the woman keeps the areola together with its blood vessels and nerves.