Breast Reduction
When your breasts are causing problems such as neck/shoulder/back pain, painful/unsightly grooves in your shoulders, recurrent rashes, or limiting your mobility and activities with exercise, it may be time to consider a breast reduction. By reducing the weight of the breasts, many of these symptoms will improve and possibly resolve completely. Incidentally, Dr. Albright will also be able to create a perkier and more youthful appearing breast by lifting the remaining breast tissue and nipple back up where they belong. Most women undergoing breast reduction surgery are thrilled with their improvement in function and appearance. The most common response Dr. Albright gets from his reduction patients is “I should have done this YEARS ago!” It can change your life! Less well known breast reduction benefits particularly for women with very dense breast tissue is the possibility of detecting an early breast cancer or precancerous lesion, as well as a slight reduction in risk of breast cancer. Get contact with Alamo Plastic Surgery is one of the best plastic surgery clinics for Breast Reduction in San Antonio TX.
Dr. Albright is an expert in multiple breast reduction surgery techniques. These techniques differ in how the extra skin is removed which determines the scar pattern, as well as how the breast tissue itself is adjusted which affects breast shape. After discussing your goals, Dr. Albright will examine your breasts to identify the best reduction technique for you with particular emphasis on achieving a long-lasting more youthful breast shape.
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Breast reduction FAQ’s
When is too young, too young for a breast reduction?
Will insurance cover my breast reduction?
Dr. Albright recommends you contact your insurance provider to see what criteria must be met for coverage and who is an in-network or out-of-network provider, as your direct costs may vary significantly. Currently Dr. Albright does not accept any insurance and is everything is considered cosmetic. As deductibles continue to rise, the possibility of performing your breast reduction as a cosmetic procedure (pay everything out-of-pocket) may be more affordable than many suspect. Contact our office to find out more.
Will a breast reduction give me better upper pole fullness like a breast implant?
What scars will I have after breast reduction and what do they look like?
The scars tend to widen slightly as they mature, particularly along the breast fold incision and T-point. Occasionally patients may develop hypertrophic scars or even keloid scars. Both are raised scars. However, hypertrophic scars are more easily treated, typically with steroid injections. Keloid scars are much more difficult to treat, and this is why Dr. Albright will generally discourage breast reduction surgery in patients with a family history of keloids.
Most patients have excess skin and subcutaneous fat that continues from the side of the breast around to the bra along the path of a bra strap. This tissue is not breast tissue and therefore is not removed with a breast reduction. However it can be removed with an additional cosmetic procedure such as liposuction with or without an upper back lift. This means that occasionally patients may have some redundant excess skin and fat located under the arm along the path of a bra strap, and this is called a ‘dogear’ or a standing-cone deformity.
Will I lose my nipple / sensation / ability to breastfeed with breast reduction?
Fortunately, if it was not planned before surgery, it is very rare to need a free nipple graft during surgery. Dr. Albright will discuss the likelihood of this with you at your appointment. If the nipple is left intact at the time of surgery, approximately one-third of patients will develop permanently decreased sensation of one nipple, and not both. Additionally, although Dr. Albright can not guarantee one’s ability to breast-feed after breast reduction surgery, most of his patients are able to breast-feed after breast reduction surgery if they desire.