San Diego Breast Reduction

San Diego Breast Reduction

Many women, due to weight gain, pregnancy, or heredity, develop large breasts out of proportion to their body size. These large breasts can cause shoulder, neck, and back pain, and make it difficult to exercise and fit properly into clothes. They also can make mammograms difficult to perform and interpret.

Breast reduction in San Diego has become a popular procedure to treat the problem of large breasts. In many cases, insurance will cover the procedure.

The procedure is usually done by removing excess skin as well as fat and breast tissue. This procedure both reduces the size of and lifts the breast, resulting in a younger looking breasts. The most common procedure results in a scar pattern that resembles and anchor—the scar encircles the areola, proceeds vertically downward from the nipple to the bottom of the breast, and then is horizontal in the breast crease.

These scars typically heal very well, and usually are thin and flat after 8 to 12 months. Fewer scars can be used for smaller reductions, in particular eliminating the crease scar. In some cases, liposuction alone can remove the excess breast tissue, but will not lift or tighten the breast.

San Diego breast reduction can be done as an outpatient procedure under general anesthesia. Most patients can shower after 3 to 4 days, and can resume driving after 7 to 10 days. Regular exercise can resume in 4 to 6 weeks. Click here for the BREAST PROCEDURE PHOTO GALLERY..