Breast Plastic Surgery: How to choose the ideal?

Plastic breast surgeries, all these nomenclatures exist. However, they often cause confusion. In fact, it's not that complicated.

Mammoplasty refers to any plastic surgery of the breasts. It can be breast reduction (if you reduce the volume), breast augmentation (breast prosthesis) or simply breast augmentation (breast lift).

Mastopexy or breast lift is also the surgery to correct sagging breasts, lifting them without removing even by volume.

All these surgeries, deep down, are indicated to lift the breasts, correcting the sagging, repositioning the gland and removing excess skin.

Since all these surgeries are variations on the same theme, they are surgeries with recovery, anesthesia and similar care. They can be done with epidural or general anesthesia.

The scar depends on the amount of skin and / or gland to be removed. The greater the sagging and excess skin, the bigger the scar. It can be around the areola (very rare, as the sagging would have to be minimal), vertical in "L" or "T".

Rest time is usually at least 14 days, and avoid driving for 30 days. The pain is usually mild, controlled with ordinary medications.

Light exercise (walking) should only be done after 21 days, getting the most intense (running, bodybuilding) after 60 days and a post-surgical bra should be worn for around 45 days.

Complications are rare, but may occur. We could mention: infection, hematoma, stitching, keloid, necrosis (skin circulation problem) and thrombosis.

Frequently Asked Questions

How's my scar going to be? Frequently Asked Question, Variable Answer. Scarring is directly related to the amount of skin removed, which correlates with sagging and sagging breasts.

So the question, put another way, would be: What is the sagging of my breasts? The larger the excess skin, the larger the scar. There is no miracle, unfortunately.

Therefore, patients with very low areolas (ptosis) and great sagging cannot be operated on with a scar only around the areola, unfortunately.

Always the plastic surgeon will try to make the smallest scar possible for each case, but as most cases have great sagging and excess skin, the scar is commonly the "inverted T".

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