Are you suffering from the trauma of disproportionately large breasts? If yes, then breast reduction, a cosmetic surgery, is the appropriate treatment for you. Breast reduction, also known as reduction mammoplasty, is a procedure to reduce the large breasts and improve the shape in accordance to proportion to the body. The excess fat, skin and glandular tissue is removed to reduce volume and weight of the breast.

Women can experience overly large breast problem during any stage of life. In adolescence, sometimes breasts become over-sensitive to female oestrogen hormone resulting in causing increased size. Similarly, breasts size may increase during adulthood because of factors like hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or menopause. It is important to disclose that breast surgery is not only for females. Males who have large breasts also undergo the reduction surgery. The basic point of difference lies in the fact that in female, surgery is carried out to reduce as well as reshape breasts, whereas, in male surgery is performed to flatten the breast area.

Consultation is must

Pre-operative consultation is mandatory to check the suitability of surgery. Depending upon a person’s health conditions, medical facts, etc. decisions will be taken by surgeons, whether a person can undergo surgery or not.  However, if you are below 18 years of age, intending to breast-feed an infant, having uncontrolled diabetes, etc then you are not suggested to undertake a surgery.

Prepare Yourself

A requisite condition is that the patient needs to be mentally as well as physically strong to ensure proper healing after surgery. Eating balanced diet, quitting certain habits like smoking, etc, ceasing of certain medications like Aspirin, Aleve, etc are required instructions that are necessary to follow.

Risks associated

An element of risk always present while undertaking breast reduction surgery. Some of the risks associated with the surgery include:

·        Excessive bleeding

·        Noticeable and permanent scars on breasts

·        Permanent impaired nipple sensation.

·        Delay in wound healing

·        Inability to breast-feed.

Recovery process

Normally, patient can perform less-strenuous activities within a week after surgery. However, situation varies from person to person as few people take recovery time of 2 weeks also.  Physically active person can resume other activities after a month of rest. Due to numerous risks present in the surgery, many patients adopt other means of reducing breast. Specific pills are available in the market and they are safe. Consultation with physician is necessary in order to get right pill as per your health condition. Therefore, get respite from neck, back or shoulder pain caused by heavy breasts by opting for breast reduction surgery.

Summary- Breasts reduction is a process of reducing and reshaping heavy and asymmetric breasts. Pre-operative consultation is required to confirm whether person can undertake surgery or not and post-operative consultation ensures proper healing.