Mammoplasty

FIRST OPTIONS IN BREAST AESTHETICS: BREAST AUGMENTATION AND REDUCTION OPERATIONS

The breast augmentation operations performed with silicon breast prostheses constitute one of the first options. In this operation that is a surgical procedure, the general anesthesia is used. The total duration of the procedure varies between 1 and 1.5 hours. It is an extremely comprehensive and safe procedure that gives direct results and changes the appearance of breasts. If they feel good, the patients may be discharged the same day. After the operation, it is necessary to follow all advices and warnings of the physicians who have performed the operation. It is absolutely forbidden to lift heavy things for the first one month.

It is possible to make an appointment with the same department for breast reduction operations that is another procedure. It is a procedure that is preferred especially by women who complain about the anatomically big size of their breasts. The optimum one of many techniques is selected during the first examination. The patient is informed of the general and technical features of the operation. The amount of fat to be removed is measured and calculated. After this procedure, the patients are required to rest in the hospital for a few days. It is possible to have a bath and return to working life after the first 3 days. Since it is a successful operation that has no side effect and does not leave large scars, it is preferred with a high rate of popularity. It has no age limitation. In case of emergency, the patients can be operated immediately.

BREAST LIFTING OPERATIONS

Together with the active use of technology in medicine, the plastic surgery options have increased at the same rate. One of them is the breast lifting procedures. It is an ideal method for women whose breasts sag due to old age or genetic reasons. The breasts may sag considerably after breastfeeding as well. The sagging factors deforming the general aesthetics have caused an increase in the demand for breast lifting operations.

The medical name of the procedure is mastopexy, and it ensures 97% success. Numerous different techniques may be preferred for breast lifting procedures. For this, a preliminary examination is compulsory. After the examination, the structure of the breasts, fat rate, and sagging tendencies are determined. One of the techniques that will give the most effective results is selected on the basis of these findings. The skin condition is also decisive on selection of the technique to be applied.

As is the case with the breast reduction and augmentation operations, the breast lifting operations are also made under general anesthesia. The patient feels no pain during the procedure. The total duration of the procedure varies between 2.5 and 3 hours. The hospital determines an appointment day and time for the remaining suture scars. Generally, the sutures are removed after two weeks. Even if some operation scars remain in the invisible tissue under the breast, they never deform the general aesthetics. Some patients may show severe postoperative pain symptoms. The painkillers or antibiotics to be prescribed by the physician for such pain must be taken periodically. Taking medicine without permission or knowledge of the physician may cause more serious health problems. Elastic brassieres such as special sportswoman brassieres may be used for the first few weeks after the operation. Individuals may return to their social lives after two weeks in total. There is no persistent side effect.

ANOTHER NEW APPLICATION: GYNECOMASTIA

Gynecomastia is a new procedure in the aesthetics field, and demanded frequently by the patients. The main target of this aesthetic procedure is not women but men. In male bodies with excessive estrogen hormone secretion, the breast size can rise to undesired levels. For men whose breast tissue is too vulnerable and sensitive to the estrogen hormone, gynecomastia is offered as a solution. Besides, breast enlargement that rises to disturbing levels is also observed in males suffering from obesity.

The technique to be employed to deal with the problem is determined after the first examination. Local treatments are applied to the patients diagnosed to have local fat accumulation. The patient’s abnormal breast enlargement is corrected by extracting the fats accumulating in certain parts of the breast by using special medical devices. The total duration of this application is 30 – 40 minutes. The anesthesia applied in this procedure is local just like the procedure itself. General surgery may be necessary for more critical cases for which liposuction is considered to be futile.

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES

The breast reconstruction procedures constitute another method considered to be included within the scope of plastic surgery. It is applied to women diagnosed to have breast cancer. It has two types in total. They are launched under the names of early and late reconstructions. One of the two methods is selected and applied depending on the patient’s condition and the phase of cancer.

In cases of breast cancer diagnosed at an early stage, the early reconstruction is applied. Successful and healthy results can be obtained with a single operation. Therefore, the patients are protected from the risk of a second operation. The women who have pulled through cancer are given also a new breast.

Late reconstruction is performed in addition to chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. The necessary operations are scheduled on the basis of the psychological and physiological states of the patient.