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Breast Liposuction
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Question: I have an issue with asymmetrical large breasts and would be interested
in having surgery to correct this. So far I have been offered breast
augmentation on the NHS which would cause large amounts of scarring which I
have been told would last indefinately. I have researched a method of
breast reduction using liposuction, and although I would have to go private,
this seems a superior method due to the lack of scars and more aethestic
approach. I am unsure, however, if I am eligible for this procedure. I am
18 years old, and have been told that this treatment is ideal for young
girls as their skin can stretch, is this true? If anyone knows of any other
prerequiments for the operation and also if
anyone could advise me about clinics in Britian or Europe which carry out
this procedure?
Answer: In the traditionalal breast reduction surgery, called mammaplasty, the
surgeon makes a large T-shaped incision to remove excess glandular tissue,
fat, and skin.
By contrast, with liposuction breast reduction the surgeon makes one small
incision under the fold of each breast. The incision is just large enough to
fit a tiny cannula, or tube, through which the surgeon sucks out excess fat.
And while the traditional surgery can take up to five hours and nine weeks
for full recovery, liposuction breast reduction takes less than an hour with
patients back to their full activities within a week.
Surgeons hope liposuction breast reduction will reassure many breast
reduction candidates who may have previously been deterred by risks of
extreme scarring and loss of sensation in the nipple. Dr. Lawrence Gray, of
the Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center in Portsmouth, N.H., explains that since
the surgeon using liposuction is only removing the fat portion of the
breast, there's no risk of losing sensation in the nipple.
And as for the cost, liposuction reduction is the more attractive option,
says Gray. "There's less surgery and recovery time [than the traditional
surgery], so it should be greatly reduced costs to patients."
Liposuction Limitations
But while liposuction is often used in conjunction with the traditional
breast reduction surgery, Dr. Ed Luce, president of the American Society of
Plastic Surgeons, says it is uncommon to rely on the procedure alone to
reduce breast size.
The reason is that while liposuction can remove some of the fatty tissue in
the breast, it does not address excess breast tissue, stretched ligaments
and stretched skin, problems that only the traditional method can address.
Luce explains that young women with modest breast enlargement, but without
much sagging, would likely make the best candidates for liposuction
reduction.
But of the 600 liposuction breast reductions he has performed over the past
eight years, Gray says he has only had six patients who needed breast lifts
in addition to the liposuction, and just one patient who was ineligible
because her breasts had too little fat tissue. "We know that if you reduce
the weight, the skin will tighten up."
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