BREAST AUGMENTATION OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ENHANCEMENT View
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This procedure helps to change the shape and size of the breast.
This is done to enlarge an under developed breast or
a breast that has become small after child birth. The size
of the breast can be increased permanantly depending on the available loose skin
of the existing breast.
A silicone gel or saline-filled implant
is placed behind the breast tissue or the breast
muscle. A cut about
2" long is made at the lower part of the breast or at
the areola (dark skin around the existing nipple).
This surgery is done either
under local anesthesia or short acting general anesthesia and the patient
can go home the same day after the
operation. Subsequent normal breast feeding can be done after breast
augmentation and there are no problems with one's personal life, which actually improves after breast enlargement surgery as the breasts play an important role .
BREAST LIFT OR MASTOPEXY
OR BREAST TIGHTENING
Breast sag due to age and pregnancy. In mastopexy operation,
drooping and sagging breasts are tightened, recontoured and
lifted up, giving them a younger appearance. Also the nipple
and the areola are located higher to give younger and normal
look. If necessary, the size of the areola is also reduced
at the same time. The scars following surgery are usually
barely visible.
The mastopexy operation is done under general
or local anesthesia. It takes approximately 2 to 3 hours to lift
both breasts. A silicone
implant can be placed at the same time to enlarge the breast. There
usually is no hospital stay, and the patient goes home within
a few hours after the operation. In most instances, the patient
is admitted to the hospital in the morning of the day of the
surgery and discharged the same evening. Subsequently, breast feeding and one's personal life is normal.
BREAST
REDUCTION View
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Patients with excessively large pendulous breast benefit
by this surgery. In this operation, the size of the breast
is
reduced by removing excess fat, breast tissue and skin from
the breast. The nipple is relocated higher
and the breast is reshaped and contoured and given proper shape and a younger look.
This surgery is
done under general anesthesia and requires 1 or 2 days
hospital stay.
CORRECTION OF UNEVEN BREASTS
According to the desire of the patient and if tissues permit,
either the small breast can be made larger, or the larger
one can be made smaller. There are times when a combination
of surgeries may have to be done, like enlargement of one
side and simple lift (Mastopexy) or reduction of the
other.
BREAST
RECONSTRUCTION ( AFTER MASTECTOMY )
Women who have had their breast removed (one or both )
due to illness ( usually breast cancer ) can have their configuration
reconstituted by this procedure. Tissue can be taken from
the lower abdomen or back, or implants may be used to form
the breast. The nipple and areola can also be reconstructed
to let the women regain her natural appearance and confidence.
CORRECTION
OF ENLARGED MALE BREASTS OR GYNECOMASTIA View
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In some boys during puberty and adolescence, breasts develop
to an abnormal large size. This can cause psychological problems
and the boys are embarrassed to wear tight T-shirts or take off their clothes
in the locker room or in the swimming pool. In some instances,
the male breasts also could enlarge during adult life. On very
rare occasions, this can be associated with hormonal problems.
A cut is made at the edge of the lower half of the
areola and the excess tissue is removed. Sometimes, fat
tissue is
removed by liposuction at the same time. This procedure is
done under general or usually local anesthesia, and the patient can go home
a few hours after the operation.