Thank you for the direct to doctor question.
Breast reduction is more than just decreasing the size of the breast. The aim of the reduction, besides relieving patients of the weight of their heavy breasts, is to reshape the breast to make it look perkier and to position the nipple in an aesthetically pleasing location on the breast mound.
Don't be dismayed if you find the technical details of the surgery challenging to understand, even plastic surgery trainees can find it tough (fear not, they eventually figure it out - otherwise they won't pass their exams).
It will be easier for you to think of breast reduction in 3 types of resulting scars:
The choice of which depends on the amount of reduction of breast tissue, excess breast skin, nipple position and desired final breast appearance. The more removal and reshaping required, the longer the scars tends to be. Ancillary procedures such as fat grafting, liposuction may be suggested to improve the final shape. In short, you have to be there in person to be assessed. This type of surgery is fairly niche as you can imagine augmentations are far more common so I suggest doing some to look for plastic surgeons who have declared their interest in this.
As complicated as this surgery may sound, the recovery is surprisingly quick. Most patients do these surgeries as a day case - they do not need to stay overnight in hospital. and they are up and about pretty much the next day. Usually by 2 weeks no more dressings are required. Patients satisfaction tends to be quite high as a lot of patients are quite affected by the enormous weight they have been carrying and the relief from losing it is quite instant and very welcomed.
Hope this is helpful to you
Best wishes
