For many women, reducing the size of their breasts is a life-changing event. Their wardrobe choices expand beyond what’s comfortable to what’s fashionable. They tend to stand straighter and walk with more confidence without neck or back pain. They can participate in sports and other activities without fear of repetitive stress injuries. And they will see less chance of attaining stretch marks later on in life.
A breast reduction removes glandular fat, tissue, and skin to deliver proportionate breasts and bring the bust area into balance with the rest of the body. Breasts become shapelier and easier to carry around.
Some women choose to have implants after a breast reduction. Read on to learn more about breast reduction surgery, breast augmentation surgery, and how the two can be combined.
Breast Reduction
A breast reduction is used to remove excess fat, tissue, and skin for women with significantly large breasts. It is basically the same surgery as the breast lift. Many choose to have a breast reduction to ease discomfort and achieve a breast size in harmony with the rest of their body. It may also help boost self-image and the ability to participate in physical activities.
If you’re considering breast reduction surgery, we invite you to consult with Dr. Sajjadian. It’s essential to realize what a breast reduction entails — including possible risks and complications — and what the procedure can and cannot do.
A successful breast reduction relieves discomfort and numbness in your neck, upper back, and shoulders. It may also increase your capacity to participate in physical activities and boost your self-image.
Although you’ll see immediate results, remember it can take months for swelling to abate and any surgical scars to fade. Benefits are generally permanent — although breast size and shape can change due to aging and weight loss or gain.
Different Breast Reduction Techniques
Breast reduction surgery offers different techniques to achieve optimal results. Dr. Sajjadian will use one of the following approaches:
- Keyhole-shaped Incision: removes glandular chest tissue and fat through a small incision placed under the nipples’ areolas. This process is minimally invasive and avoids a long horizontal scar.
- Anchor-shaped incisions: are made circumferentially around both areolas, extending down to the breast crease, then horizontally along the crease.
- Donut-shaped Incision: An incision is made around the deep-pigmented areola only.
- Crescent-shaped Incision: An incision is made on the top part of the areola.
Through the dedicated incision, Dr. Sajjadian removes excess skin and reposition the nipple and areola to a higher position on the breast. He can reduce areola size if necessary.
Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is one of the more requested plastic surgeries in the United States, especially around the beaches of Southern California. Many women in Newport Beach and beyond seek out the expertise breast augmentation surgeon Dr. Ali Sajjadian, a triple board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in breast implant procedures.
Breast augmentation involves placing silicone or saline implants to improve your body outline and contours. Breast augmentation is one of the most popular elective surgeries because it addresses these major concerns:
- Breast volume
- Breast size
- Breast symmetry
- Breast shape
Breast augmentation with Dr. Sajjadian can be positively life-changing. Restoring youthful appearance, correcting physical abnormalities, or increasing size make many patients feel better about themselves.
Does Subtracting Then Adding Make Sense?
Although it may seem counterintuitive to remove breast tissue and then add implants for volume, studies indicate that inserting implants with proper technique results in better shape, fewer scars, and more predictable results. Breast reduction surgery has one of the highest patient satisfaction rates in all cosmetic surgery. Still, some women want further improvement after reducing their oversized breasts.
With many reduction surgeries, the upper part of the breast is often hollow after a year or so. The use of implants is to produce the upper pole fullness that many women desire. Using a reduction will decrease the chance of natural breast tissue from falling again.
Once both surgeries are complete, we find our patients right where they want to be with their breast size, shape, and location.
Can the Two Operations Be Combined?
Dr. Sajjadian usually performs these operations in a two-stage process, and here’ why. Breast reduction and breast augmentation are attempting to achieve opposing results. A breast reduction will remove a significant amount of tissue and skin to reduce size. The insertion of an implant will stretch the skin to add weight and volume.
When performing the procedures concurrently, the result may not be the best. After fat, tissue, and skin are removed and an implant inserted, the internal weight and stress will push against incision lines. This effect may cause healing difficulties, wound breakdowns, and possible infection.
What About a Breast Lift?
Another breast surgery to consider is a breast lift (mastopexy), a surgery that lifts sagging or drooping breasts after pregnancy, breastfeeding, or weight loss. Breast lifts are similar to in technique to breast reduction but do not involve substantial tissue removal.
Breast lifts can:
- lift the breasts and nipples into a higher position
- reduce areola size
- make the breasts appear younger and perkier
- include the insertion of breast implants for added volume
The incision techniques used for a breast lift are very similar to a breast reduction. Ask Dr. Sajjadian if he thinks a breast lift is right for you.
Why Dr. Sajjadian
While plenty of plastic surgeons offer breast surgeries at often rock-bottom prices, skill and understanding are essential for achieving the best results from these operations. Creating a natural breast appearance requires much more than asking patients what size they would like to be. With various breast shapes, sizes, and contours, many benefits can be accomplished with any particular breast surgery.
Dr. Sajjadian takes his time to understand you and your cosmetic goals and personally create a surgical plan to achieve those results. In some cases, there may be only one area that a patient wants to be corrected. In contrast, some patients may require multiple procedures to adjust shape, size, and position.
Dr. Sajjadian is known for his compassion and skill. He understands the importance of a beautiful form to a woman’s self-esteem. He artistically augments the breast to achieve beautiful and natural-looking results.
Dr. Sajjadian would love to help you choose the right surgery or combination of procedures to help you reach your desired goals. Contact our Newport Beach, CA surgical center at (949)-515-0550,today to schedule your consultation.