Mammoplasty

Mammoplasty is a plastic surgery with which a woman can change the shape and volume of the mammary glands.

Numerous patient reviews confirm the effectiveness of the procedure, but only on condition that the operation was performed by an experienced surgeon and qualified medical personnel. As convincing evidence of the effectiveness of the technique, adherents of the technique provide photos before and after, warning of the need for a fairly long rehabilitation.

But if you follow all the medical recommendations, the result will really please you with justified expectations. Moreover, mammoplasty equally well helps both the representatives of the weaker sex to reduce the size of the breast, and increase it under certain indications. The method also helps those who have the wrong proportions, when one mammary gland does not match the second in size. Often, women who have given birth turn for help, who seek to regain their former forms after sagging and flabbiness obtained during the lactation period.

Medical indications

The main task of the technique is to correct the appearance of the mammary glands. Moreover, there are not always standard medical indications for this. Often the fair sex is worried about moral discomfort.

Over time, an aesthetic flaw can cause a serious psychological complex. The lady begins to be embarrassed by her appearance, refuses intimacy, considering herself inferior. If the reason for contacting the clinic is precisely this reason, then the plastic surgeon will definitely recommend that you first consult a psychologist.

The expert will be able to establish the severity of the victim’s concern, as well as mentally prepare her for a future major transformation for the better. Having dealt with the discomfort in terms of the psycho-emotional state, the surgeons will move on to studying the indications for the medical part.

The most common request is the desire to increase the breasts. Here an experienced expert will definitely take into account the individual characteristics of the organism of the ward. If the difference between the natural dimensions of the bust and the desired forms is too significant, then some doctors generally discourage such a risky step.

Instead, doctors will recommend more suitable implants that will not look unnatural. In addition to the difference between natural forms and future acquired ones, other features of the figure must be taken into account. It will be quite difficult for slender girls to have an outstanding bust, which will not look aesthetically pleasing, and also interfere with active sports.

Sometimes patients who have previously tried to increase the natural size with hormonal drugs come to the appointment, but could not achieve the desired effect. Then they begin to study the thematic forum and blogs to find a suitable specialist in plastic surgery. Especially valuable are the responses of those who write: “I have already done mammoplasty”, laying out their own impressions.

Other indications include:

• atrophy, mastoptosis;
• too large mammary glands;
• the need for reconstruction.

In most cases, atrophy is fixed after lactation is completed, which is explained by a natural change in the gland. To cope with any alternative methods to obtain an excellent result will not work, therefore, for many, the operation is the only way out.

Mastoptosis in medical terminology is called the natural prolapse of the breast. This happens not only after breastfeeding, but also during age-related changes. Sometimes the procedure is combined with a bust augmentation.

In this scenario, the price of intervention will increase slightly. This is explained by the fact that the cost will include implants. But only the attending doctor can accurately answer the question of how much manipulation costs.

Separately, you will have to take into account compression underwear, which is designed to maintain new forms until the body finally gets used to the renewed body. It can usually be purchased directly from the clinic, which will allow you to choose the best option based on individual needs.

No less often in recent years, mammoplasty is resorted to by those who want to get rid of external defects caused by the removal of formations in the past. Also, do not discount the desire of young ladies to make their breasts smaller. This is caused by numerous inconveniences in everyday life, ranging from the inability to pick up a normal bra, ending with increased pressure on the spine.

In addition to direct reduction, the intervention provides for a tightening and correction according to the circumstances.

After endurance of rehabilitation it is allowed to return to a normal way of life, including playing sports. Just to clarify specifically when you can return to the gym, it is worth it separately from the doctor, who will rely on the individual dynamics of recovery.

Classification of varieties

Depending on the primary source of the problem, as well as the specific technique, the doctor himself will choose which option for mammoplasty is suitable for his ward. Schematic all varieties can be divided into several categories:

• augmentation;
• nipple and/or areola correction;
• lipofilling.

The first point is aimed at making the size of the bust larger. Implants are used to achieve this goal. They received different forms, and also differ in materials, which affects the pricing policy. If the patient doubts whether to make the breast much larger than usual, or simply correct the shape, then it is more effective to use a drop-shaped insert. When it is required to make an already outstanding bust even larger, then classic round solutions are attracted. The augmentation format has another division, which is based on the types of access: under the breast, under the armpit, in the place where the nipples are located.

The final type of division of the technique is the type of texture of the implant, which is smooth or structural from the outer surface. The second suggestion guarantees increased resistance against possible displacement.

When correcting nipples with areolas, the indications can be very different, ranging from congenital pathologies to acquired diseases. The seams with such an intervention remain almost invisible if the procedure is carried out by a real professional. It changes the overall appearance of the nipple as well as the diameter of the areolas. Unlike a large-scale increase or reduction of the bust, here the recovery stage is much less. Within a month, a woman will be able to begin to return to her usual life.

Lipofilling is an enlargement of the mammary gland, but instead of standard implants, the fat cells of the patient himself are taken as the basis. Not all clinics undertake this. Patients like this approach for naturalness.

The intake of fat cells is carried out previously using special devices, in order to then obtain a purified composition. The resulting content is injected into the specified area. In this case, the effect will manifest itself only after a few months, since that is how much you have to wait until the selected cells take root in a new place. No one can say exactly how long the increase will become noticeable, since everything here depends on the human body. Occasionally, women agree to re-manipulation. Because of this, the augmented version is considered to have a more pronounced effect.

Preparation and contraindications

Despite the fairly widespread mammoplasty, regardless of the reasons that prompted them to resort to it, not everyone is allowed to take advantage of this. The main restrictions cover:

• age below 18 years;
• exacerbation of a chronic disease;
• a small interval between lactation and the date of the procedure, because at least six months must pass;
• psychical deviations;
• oncological neoplasms of any localization.

To identify possible latent contraindications, a woman will need to undergo a preliminary examination. The standard set of studies includes a clinical analysis of urine and blood. It does not do without an electrocardiogram, ultrasound. Other tests are scheduled as appropriate.

Increased care is designed to detect hidden diseases that will prevent the development of complications in the future. The examination will help to understand the presence of an allergic reaction, if any.

Approximately ten weeks before the appointed date, you will have to stop using pharmacological preparations that include salicylates. But here it is important to take into account the permission of a narrow specialist for such experiments. Sometimes it is safer to wait until the end of the main course of treatment, and only then go under the scalpel.

According to an identical protocol, it is required to refuse to take hormonal drugs, including contraceptives. And about a week before the operation, it is worth quitting smoking, and surgeons insist that rehabilitation should also go entirely without cigarettes.

This will increase the chances of a speedy healing, as well as help the body devote all its energy to recovery, instead of countering the negative effects of nicotine. If you want to speed up the recovery process without stopping the blood flow, then it is better to forget about smoking altogether. Otherwise, the implants will take root worse.

Rehabilitation

You need to prepare for the fact that any mammoplasty, whether reduction or any other strategy, requires a long rehabilitation. In some cases, it can take up to a whole year.

But to improve the dynamics of recovery, as well as neutralize pain, doctors have prepared additional instructions. In the first few days after the intervention, the person must be in the department of an inpatient hospital. This is important, since the medical staff will be able to effectively help in the event of a sharp deterioration in well-being.

Do not forget about the need to wear compression underwear, even if at first it seems that it is not very comfortable. Due to this design, it will be possible to maintain the shape of the mammary gland, which will reliably fix the result.

You will have to wear the device for several more months. The first five days you can not even raise your hands up. Further, only walking is allowed. But playing sports and lifting weights should be postponed until better times.

It is extremely important in the first two weeks to monitor the posture in a dream. At first it is allowed to sleep only on the back or on the side. When the swelling subsides and the doctor allows, you are allowed to lie on your stomach.

To stop the pain syndrome, you will need to drink painkillers, which the doctor will prescribe. It is strictly forbidden to change their dosage, the schedule of admission, so as not to worsen your well-being.