AesthetIc OperatIons
Breast Surgeries
Today, breast surgeries are among the most preferred surgical interventions with developing technologies. Breast tissue can be deformed due to hereditary factors and birth, breastfeeding, or aging. This deformity can lead to aesthetic dissatisfaction with the body and even psychological problems in women. Breast surgeries are applied not only for aesthetic concerns but also for people who have lost their breasts due to various diseases such as cancer. Personal reasons can also be taken as a basis in operations that allow women to be satisfied with their bodies and feel psychologically pleasing. Everybody has a unique structure, and therefore the size and shape of the breast also vary from person to person. With breast augmentation, breast reduction, and breast lift surgeries, people with different breast sizes and shapes can have a breast structure in the desired size and shape.
What Is Aimed With Breast Surgery?
Breast surgery aims to eliminate the factors that affect the physical and mental health of the person depending on the breast structure. A new appearance is given to the shape and size of the breast by considering the person’s request. Improvements can also be seen in related diseases with breast surgery. Significantly, large breast sizes affect women’s physical health negatively. Back and neck pain are common due to large breast sizes. After breast reduction surgery, these complaints may decrease and improve. Big or small breasts restrict women’s lifestyle and dressing style and cause psychological problems due to a lack of self-confidence. After breast surgery, improvements can be seen in psychology and self-confidence issues.
Who is the Candidate for Breast Surgery?
Breast surgeries are applied to people with uncomfortable breast size and shape or who lost their breasts due to diseases such as cancer. However, breast surgery may be inconvenient during some periods, such as pregnancy. You should inform your specialist in case of pregnancy or if pregnancy is planned. Alongside this, breast surgeries are not recommended for those during a breastfeeding period. Although breast prostheses do not affect the baby’s health, it is recommended not to perform these surgeries during pregnancy or breastfeeding period in order to make the surgery healthier. In addition, these surgeries are not recommended for people who have not completed their development process or who are planning to lose a significant amount of weight.
What Are the Types of Breast Surgery?
Depending on the shape and size of the breast, breast reduction, breast augmentation, breast lift, and gynecomastia, which is breast reduction surgery for men, are performed.
Breast Augmentation Surgery
Breast augmentation surgery is a surgical procedure for people with small breasts to have larger breasts. Larger breast sizes are provided with breast implants and fat injection indications. Since the fat injection may be insufficient in some cases, more implants are preferred. In selecting the breast implant to be used, the breast structure of the person, body proportions, and the shape of the rib cage are taken into consideration. Breast implant types are divided into round breast implants and teardrop breast implants. The patient and the doctor decide together on the type of breast implant to set a boundary before the surgery. The specialist doctor tests the decided implant during the surgery and uses it to give the best results.
Breast Reduction Surgery
Breast reduction surgery is a surgical procedure that allows people with large breasts to have smaller breasts. Large breast sizes negatively affect people's living standards. For preventing these adverse effects, the breast should be reduced. With the Reduction Mammoplasty operation, the excess fat tissue in the breast is removed, and a more aesthetic and healthy breast structure is provided.
Breast Lift Surgery
Breast lift surgery is a surgical procedure that makes sagging or deformed breasts due to sudden weight gain or breastfeeding appear more upright and alive. With the implant placed under, the breast appears straighter.
Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia is a breast reduction operation for men. Since the fat accumulated around the breast due to hormonal diseases is more than the amount of fat in a healthy man, it disturbs people's appearance. Excess fat around the breast is removed with the liposuction method.
What are the Techniques Used in Breast Surgery?
Breast operations are performed to create an aesthetic appearance and eliminate various health problems. There are some techniques used in these operations. The implant is placed under or over the muscle in operations performed by making an incision from the natural fold under the breast. The implant can be placed from the tip of the breast or under the armpit, but since these methods will cause more deformation of the breast tissue, the incision made under the breast is often preferred.
What is the Recovery Process After Breast Surgery?
Breast operations should be performed under hospital conditions and by specialist doctors. Generally, general anesthesia is applied to the patients in the operations. The operation time is 2 hours on average. Although the recovery period varies from person to person, swelling and scars that develop after surgery begin to disappear within 2-6 weeks on average.
If no complications are observed after the surgery, the patient is discharged from the hospital in 2-3 days on average. After the operation, pain and edema can be seen in the breast area. In such pain, the pain is reduced with the drugs given by the specialist doctor. Stitches are removed in an average of 7-10 days. It is essential to avoid heavy exercises and movements for approximately 3-6 weeks. To pass this process in the best way, you should eat healthily avoid alcohol and cigarette consumption. In case of any post-operative problem, the surgeon should be consulted.