For women, breast tissue is one of the most important elements that increase self-confidence. Therefore, aesthetic breast surgeries are among the top three surgeries performed for aesthetic purposes in the world. It has an important place in physical appearance. Situations where the breast tissue is small or large within body measurements cause disorders in body contours and, more importantly, can cause significant psychological problems.
Breasts may be small or large for various reasons. There may not be one at birth. Reasons such as pregnancy, breastfeeding and weight gain or loss can cause breast enlargement and sagging. Breast reconstruction may be required in patients who have undergone surgery for breast cancer. In all these cases, breast-related interventions can be easily performed by plastic surgeons.
Large breast problem should be considered as a functional problem rather than aesthetic concerns. One of the complaints of our patients who come due to breast size is that these patients have difficulty lying on their backs and even shortness of breath problems come to the fore in a significant portion of our patients.
In addition to the aesthetic problems of breast enlargement in women, bra straps collapse and shoulders due to the weight of the breasts. may create scars; It can cause pain in the neck, back and shoulders; may limit daily activities; It may cause itching, diaper rash and bad odor due to sweating under large and sagging breasts. It is inevitable that this pressure will increase due to the weakening of the skeletal system, especially with osteoporosis that may occur after menopause. It can also prevent women from dressing the way they want. It may cause some psychological disorders in women. They cannot feel comfortable in society and stay away from social life. Based on this, breast reduction surgery is not only a plastic surgery, but also a functional surgery, as it makes the patient feel very comfortable physically and psychologically. After the surgery, the person performs daily activities more comfortably and increases sports activity. In addition, as the person's self-confidence increases, he or she becomes more socially enterprising.
This can also be done by women. In general, the breasts may be too small, one may be smaller than the other. In this case, breast enlargement surgeries are performed to increase the volume of both breasts or to increase the volume of one to the other. In addition, it should be taken into consideration that one breast is different from the other breast in terms of volume and shape, and this will cause psychological problems.
If the breast tissue is sufficient, shaping the breast with its own tissue and removing its sagging can be quite successful with the lifting process we call "Mastopexy". . However, if the breast tissue is insufficient, the most valid method for enlargement today is silicone prostheses. The choice of shape and size of silicones varies for each patient. Because the width of the rib cage and the amount of breast tissue are different in every woman. Issues such as the technical details of the surgery, where the incision will be made, and the shape of the silicone are evaluated during the examination. Breast silicones do not harm breast tissue and milk ducts, so they do not prevent breastfeeding. Silicone prostheses used today are safe. Breast augmentation surgeries are one of the surgeries that make women the happiest. Because, as we mentioned at the beginning, having breasts that are too small for women causes a great lack of self-confidence. Breast augmentation surgery leaves very few scars. For breast enlargement surgery, one must wait until the average age of 18 to complete the growth of the breast tissue. If desired, dentures can be easily removed with local anesthesia in 20 minutes. The lifespan of prostheses is about 15-20 years.
After breast reduction surgery, our patients stay in the hospital for an average of 3 days. He/she can return to work life within 10-12 days. Again, challenging activities, heavy work and sports should be avoided for approximately 1.5-2 months (6-8 weeks). We also recommend the use of a special shaping bra during this period.
The surgeon plans the operation to maximize the appearance, functions and health of the patient by taking into account many factors such as the shape and size of the breast, the age of the patient, and the surgical technique accordingly. chooses. The surgical technique applied after breast reduction surgery varies depending on the area around the nipple and breast size. Depending on the condition, there may be a slight scar in the shape of an "inverted T" or extending vertically between the nipple and the bottom of the breast. These scars can be made more obscure by the treatments applied after surgery. Very rarely, scars that remain visible (since scars can be different for each person) can be made more invisible with an intervention approximately 6 months later.
The purpose of breast surgery is not only to reduce or enlarge the breast, but also to shape the breast. is to give. For this reason, since everyone's body sizes are different, the intervention to be applied to each person is personalized. During the examination, the surgeon evaluates the current condition of the breast and makes recommendations.
In our clinic, breast surgery is one of the surgeries we perform almost second frequently after nose surgeries. The surgery takes an average of 2 hours, and when the anesthesia time is added (although it varies depending on the speed of the anesthesia team), it reaches an average of 3 hours. Prosthetic procedures take less time.
Women who lose their breasts due to breast cancer or another disease have to struggle with important social and psychological problems. Therefore, breast reconstruction is a very important option for these patients. For example, a breast can be reconstructed with tissues taken from the patient's abdomen, back or hip. Another method is to use temporary prostheses that expand under the skin. When sufficient width is reached, it is replaced with permanent prostheses. Recreating breast tissue in cancer patients helps patients who are already in a difficult situation to eliminate psycho-social problems.
Breast cancer is a subject that needs to be discussed in more detail, but it is useful to touch on it very briefly due to our topic. As you know, it is the most common type of cancer in women and is a type of cancer that competes with lung cancer.
First of all, when we think about the relationship between breast reduction and cancer (benefit-harm); Before breast reduction surgeries, we scan our patients with mammography and ultrasonography, and more importantly, we send the removed excess breast tissue for pathological examination. In addition, suspicious-looking masses encountered during surgery are also sent for further examination. We are melting.
An important contribution of breast reduction surgery to the patient is that it provides ease of screening for cancer. In other words, while it is more difficult to perform cancer screening (both ultrasonography and mammography) in a large area and there is a higher probability of being missed, it will be easier to scan a small area.
As the last sentence, I would like to state that I owe it to myself to state this; It is very important for patients to have their own examinations monthly. They need to perform this examination one week after the end of menstruation by scanning between the breast tissue and the chest wall using the three-finger method, not the two-finger method. Some symptoms such as a palpable lump (breast tissue or armpit), nipple shrinkage, orange peel-like appearance on the breast skin, abnormal discharge from the nipple, changes in breast shape, changes in the breast skin, etc. are very important. If it is noticed early, it makes a lot of difference. Of course, this subject needs to be explained in detail separately, but since it is related to our topic, I touched on it as much as I could. I strongly recommend everyone not to gain weight, do plenty of exercise, and avoid bread and wheat products and especially sugar. Health represents the number 1 in our lives, followed by the numbers 0 added after the 1; If there is no 1, even if you add up all the zeros, it still equals zero. I wish everyone a healthy and happy day.
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