Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery by Deborah Seelig, M.D.

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Reduction Mammaplasty

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Plastic Surgery Procedures

Reduction Mammaplasty or Breast Reduction

• Procedure - Decreases the size of the breast by removal of skin and breast gland tissue, raising the breasts and nipples to a more favorable position on the chest, leaving them smaller, lighter and firmer. 
• Length - 2 to 4 hours.
• Anaesthesia - General.
• In/Outpatient - Outpatient.
• Side effects - Swelling, Soreness, Bruising, Numbness nipple and breast skin (rarely permanent), Bruising.
• Risks - Infection, Bleeding, Fluid collection, Excessive or widened scars, Conspicuous scars, Skin or tissue loss, Delayed or Poor wound healing, Uneven position or size of the breasts or nipples, Loss of breast feeding ability, Need for revision surgery.
• Recovery - Back to work 1 to 2 weeks.  Strenuous activities - 4 to 6 weeks.  Fading of scars several months to a year. 

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