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Overly large and pendulous breasts can be as disturbing to a woman as
extremely small breasts. In addition, back and shoulder pain, as well as
breast discomfort, is commonplace, with these difficulties at times
being severe enough to impair normal respiration.
Lesser problems relate to the need for supportive undergarments
and difficulty in finding fashionable
clothing, while extremely
large breasts also limit
participation in various athletic activities.
Breast reduction
surgery involves removing an amount of breast
tissue to make the breast
smaller and shapelier. In many cases
the nipple is very low on the
breast, even facing downwards. In
order to make the appearance
proportional to the rest of the
body, very often the nipple will need
repositioning at the same
time as the excess tissue is removed.
When performing breast
reduction surgery, the incision line runs
around the areola (nipple) and
then vertically down the centre
of the breast, curving out and
under the breast where it meets
the chest wall.
Although the resulting incision lines can be seen in the naked
form, a normal bra or swimsuit
conceals any evidence of
surgery, and the lines do fade
in time.
For most patients, these lines are much preferred to the
alternative, which is the discomfort, and
even embarrassment,
of carrying around overlarge breasts.
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