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.
Following breast reduction surgery, nipple
sensitivity may be
affected to some degree, but it should be
recognised that the
overlarge, pendulous breast is less
sensitive to begin with.
Patients should also note that generally,
breastfeeding would
not be possible after a breast reduction
operation. |
