Areolar Reduction:

The nipple is actually divided into two parts: the nipple, which projects out and the areola or the dark pigmented skin that surrounds the projection. A small segment of women have nipples that are enlarged more than the normal size.

The reasons for this are usually genetic with breastfeeding and pregnancy counted as secondary factors. Enlarged nipples can be rather embarrassing for most women, especially when they wearing form-fitting clothes.

But women are not alone in facing this dilemma; men are known to exhibit large nipples as well. Sometimes it may be a result of gynecomastia and at times the condition could be simply genetic.

For both sexes, nipple reduction or areolar reduction cosmetic surgery procedures are available, which significantly reduce the size of the nipples to get them in proportion with the rest of the breast.

A nipple reduction surgery is usually performed on an out-patient basis and can be wrapped up within an hour. It can also be performed as a supplementary procedure to breast reduction, breast augmentation or a breast lift surgery.

The recovery period is not very long for a nipple reduction surgery, though it might take a while if combined with another cosmetic breast surgery procedure. You can visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California to know more about your options for an areolar reduction surgery.

Milk Production And Breast Surgery:

Plastic surgeons discourage women who wish to have a child and breastfeed in the future from having a breast reduction surgery. This is mainly because of the major alterations in skin and breast tissue that are involved in this surgery.

Plastic surgery has advanced enough in recent years to ensure the breastfeeding abilities of a woman. Techniques that preserve the milk-producing tissue are being reviewed and incorporated in breast reduction procedures and other surgeries like breast augmentation, breast lifts and even mastectomies and nipple reconstructions.

It is important to preserve the state of the milk ducts in a cosmetic breast surgery procedure besides protecting the nerves that affect the release of milk as well. If damaged, these ducts and nerves can be regenerated with the help of procedures like recanalization and reinnervation respectively.

In case the generation of milk and its release is reduced after a breast surgery, there is help for women. The Breast Feeding After Reduction (BFAR) website is an information and support portal for parents and mothers who wish to beast-feed after a breast reduction surgery.

If you wish to have a breast surgery and retain the ability to breastfeed your child, we can help you with a cosmetic surgery procedure that can suit you. Visit us at the Plastic Surgery Institute of California.

Are You In Need Of Some Serious Under-sizing?

Most reports of women who have large breasts state problems that range from the minor to debilitating. Bras that don’t seem to fit, clothes that are king-sized, skin irritation and rash, neck, shoulder and back pain, stretched, ugly looking areolas, stretched skin and a host of other problems plague women who are largely ‘endowed’.

In light of these physical problems, large breasts are hardly a blessing for this group of women. Compared to the number of women who would do anything for augmented breasts, breast reduction patients are a rather glaring contradiction.

From the standpoint of a mastectomy performed to treat breast cancer, plastic surgeons recommend a breast reduction procedure to get the breast that is unaffected in symmetry with the operated breast.

Like breast surgery of any kind, plastic surgeons advise patients to have a breast reduction surgery only after the breast tissue has stopped developing. Women who wish to have babies and breast-feed are absolutely discouraged from having a breast reduction surgery.

The decision to have a breast reduction surgery is an important one and can help improve the physical and psychological health of the woman. But it is important to discuss with your physician or plastic surgeon the health requirements that are necessary for a breast lift plastic surgery.

Visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for expert advice and consultation for a breast reduction surgery.

Why Breast Lifts?

Simply because women, who are according to the standards set by beauty – ‘past their prime’, desire to look and feel young again. The wonderful part about a breast lift surgery is the pert and toned contours that breasts embody post-surgery.

A breast lift cosmetic procedure is not a surgery exclusively for older women however. Younger women, especially new mothers, and women who have small breasts are known to have a breast lift surgery as well.

Even then, plastic surgeons recommend a breast lift surgery only after the breasts have completed developing. Factors like pregnancy and breast-feeding are known to have a different effect on the shape of the breasts.

Breast lift surgery can also reduce the size of the areola as the procedure displaces the nipple from its previous position. The incisions made by the cosmetic surgeon are along the original contours of the breasts and removes the unwanted skin. The surrounding skin is then pulled down and the areola and nipples are lifted up.

At times, a breast lift surgery is supplemented by a breast augmentation surgery. Cosmetic surgeons insert silicone implants in the breast tissue to get breasts back in symmetry and prevent them from sagging.

The breast lift surgical procedure is purely cosmetic in nature and is included in the body contouring procedures that plastic surgeons devise for a complete body makeover. To know more about the breast lift surgery and its suitability for you, visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California.

Nipple Reconstruction – An Overview:

Most women feel completely restored from a breast reconstruction only after a nipple reconstruction. Doctors perform this procedure as a final step in reconstructive breast surgery mainly because the reconstructed nipple cannot be shifted later.

Surgeons make use of an assortment of techniques to reconstruct nipples. Intra-dermal tattooing, flaps using local tissue and skin or cartilage grafting are some of these techniques. Plastic surgeons suggest delaying nipple reconstruction till the body has adjusted to the reconstructed breast.

A common complaint of nipple reconstruction is the decrease in projection and flattening of the nipple over time. This causes some people to go in for secondary procedures at times.

There are non-surgical nipple options available for patients as well with nipple prostheses that can be custom-made. Such nipple prostheses are created in a mould to match the nipple of the other breast and can be stuck on the reconstructed breast. The prostheses are made of silicone.

Plastic surgery is not a frippery as the media makes it out to be, especially not when it can help women fight the battle against breast cancer. Reconstructive breast surgery has helped a lot of women get back to their normal life with their head held high.

You can visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for any advice and cosmetic procedures like breast reconstruction, breast augmentation and breast reduction.

Techniques Of Breast Reconstruction:

A breast reconstruction surgery is performed using one of three main techniques:

m Breast implants

m Tissue expansion

m Tissue reconstruction

Due to the complexity of the procedure neither of the breast reconstruction techniques related above can be completed in one operation. The main influencing factors for breast reconstruction involve the amount of breast tissue that has been removed during the mastectomy, the body size and the personal preferences of the patient.

Women who are heavy smokers, diabetics, obese and/or have had radiotherapy are completely unsuitable for a plastic surgery procedure like breast reconstruction. After a screening procedure, the plastic surgeon determines the breast reconstruction technique that is suitable for the patient.

While breast implants are preferred by most women due to the comparatively short procedure, tissue expansion is recommended by most plastic surgeons. It involves inserting an implant in the pectoral muscle which has been expanded deliberately for a period of time.

Tissue expansion is a gradual process and it can take several months to complete the procedure. Breast tissue reconstruction is the most complex procedure from the three reconstruction techniques and involves transferring a section of skin, muscle, fat and blood vessels from other parts of the body to the chest region.

Make sure your plastic surgeon informs you about the different techniques of breast reconstruction and discusses the one best suited for you. Visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for more help.

After Conquering The Breast Cancer Devil:

A mastectomy or a lumpectomy is a harrowing experience in itself for women who have been victims of cancer. It is impossible to emerge unscathed from a struggle with breast cancer. The psychological and physical ramifications last long after the surgery.

One way surgeons have devised to get women back to a semblance of their pre-cancer life is a breast reconstruction plastic surgery. The main aim of a breast reconstruction is to use the patient’s own body tissues to construct a new breast. Plastic surgeons achieve this using fat deposits, muscle tissue and skin from the abdomen, buttock or the thigh regions.

Some cases of breast reconstruction plastic surgery require the use of synthetic material like breast implants to build the breast tissue. Using a combination of implants and inherent tissues is not uncommon for a breast reconstruction surgery.

The reconstructive surgery can be either performed during the cancer surgery or it can be performed after the patient has recovered sufficiently. Most surgeons prefer a breast reconstruction procedure during a cancer surgery.

The newly reconstructed breasts will be different from the old breasts and more than one procedure is often necessary before a more natural looking form can be achieved. Sensation in the breast area will also change after a breast reconstruction.

The battle against cancer is not easy and banishing it completely can be more difficult. You can visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for honest consultation and advice.