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Breast Surgery

Breast reduction - mammoplasty

This is an operation which removes the excess fat and skin from the breasts. They are then reshaped and the nipples repositioned to form newer and smaller breasts.

This breast reduction surgery normally results in more attractive breasts.

There are several different surgical designs to reshape the breasts and are illustrated opposite. All of them will involve a scar around the areola of the breast.

Each method will use different scars and will have advantages and disadvantages and your consultant will select with your approval the best breast reduction technique that's right for you.

Breast reduction surgery / mammaplasty may be used to correct asymmetry of the breast, where one breast is much larger than the other and where it is considered to be the least normal of the pair.

Breast augmentation, breast implants

There are many ways to perform breast enlargement.

The method is tailored to the individual needs of the patient. The idea is to create a pocket under the breast tissue and place an implant into the pocket to make the breast larger.

The breast enlargement operation is done under either local anesthetic or general anesthetic

Breast Uplift Mastopexy, mastopexia

In both breast augmentation and reduction the aim is the change the size of the breast, whereas mastopexy (breast uplift) will change just the shape.

As nothing can be done to restore the breasts former elasticity, the only solution is to remove sections of excess skin.

The results of this operation are usually excellent and patients will see less drooping and firmer breasts with the nipples in a higher position.