Breast Augmentation: Breast
augmentation enlarges and contours breasts with silicone implants; for
inherently small-breasted women, women desiring larger breasts, breast
glandular hypomastia after pregnancy & nursing and for male to female sex change
operation as an ancillary procedure. Silicone implants are inserted below the
chest muscles to give a fuller and aesthetic appearance of breasts. Incision is
given from the inframammary crease and a pocket is dissected under the chest
muscle. The scar is hidden under the newly enlarged breasts. It is one of the
most common and demanded cosmetic surgical procedures all around the globe.
Around 3,00,00 (3 lakh) women go for this procedure annually in USA alone. This
procedure improves the self-esteem of patients. It is often combined with breast
lift, liposuction & tummy tuck. Average duration of surgery is one to two hours.
Patient is mobilised the same day and normal working is started after one to two
weeks.
Breast reduction (For Heavy
breasts): Very large breasts can cause headaches, back or neck pain, arm or hand
numbness, rashes, decreased activity, and psychological concerns , fungal
infection,apart from being a social problem. Surgery removes excess breast and
fatty tissue, reduces areola, and lifts the breast for a smaller, more desirable
appearance. It can cause decreased sensations & decreased milk formation.
Patients are recommended to undergo this procedure after completion of family.
Breast lift / Mastopexy :Removes
excess skin and raise the nipple for elevated, fuller breasts & to improve
sagging of nipple areola complex along with breast tissue.
Nipple inversion :inverted nipples can be corrected with a minor procedure to
improve projection, appearance, and for breast feeding .Incisions are limited to
the nipple & usually heal very well. It is performed under local anesthesia
within half to one hour & patient can be back in within few hours. This
procedure can be combined with breast augmentation, breast lift, breast
reduction. After surgery there is slight tenderness & swelling, patient can
return to work in 1 day . Known complication of the procedure include scarring,
loss of nipple sensation, inability to breast feed, recurrence of nipple
inversion .
Nipple and/or Areola reduction
: reduction of large, long, or droopy nipples and/or large or puffy areola can
dramatically improve appearance of the breast.
Nipple areola reconstruction:
Generally done after cancer reconstruction of breast or in post burn
breast deformities of breast. Procedure involves nipple elevation using adjacent
skin (skate flap) & areola reconstruction by permanent tatooing or using skin
from other areola or medial thigh.
Post Mastectomy reconstruction of
breast: Is done after mastectomy done for carcinoma breast. Generally lower
abdominal skin with abdominal muscle is used to reconstruct the breast.
Gynaecomastia (female type male breast): Is a condition in which
the male breast tissue enlarges and looks like female breast. This
increase in tissue usually occurs due to hormonal changes. They
are treated by a combination of liposuction and excision of breast
tissue.
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