Breast Augmentation
Increasing breast volume in natural proportion, using an implant sized to your measurements or your own fat.
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Breast Reduction
Reducing overly large breasts to relieve back and neck pain and create a shape proportionate to your body.
At a glance
- Operating time
- 3–4 hours
- Anaesthesia
- General anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- 1 nights
- Back to desk work
- approx. 12 days
- Social recovery
- approx. 21 days
About this procedure
A surgical procedure aimed at relieving the back and neck pain and postural problems caused by excessively large breasts.
Surgical approach and technique
Excess glandular tissue, fat and skin are removed. The nipple is carried to its ideal position on pedicled flaps, with its blood supply preserved.
Who is it for?
Patients with physical discomfort and spinal pain from large breasts are candidates for surgery.
Recovery
A physical lightening is felt after the operation. Swelling settles within 10-14 days.
Back to desk work: approx. 12 days. Social recovery: approx. 21 days. Depending on the scope of surgery you should plan for between 6 and 12 nights. The exact figure is confirmed in writing with your treatment plan.
The information on this page is general and does not replace medical advice. Timings and recovery vary between individuals; a definitive plan can only be made after examination.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the surgical scars lie?
The incisions lie around the areola and along a vertical line (in an I or T shape), under the breast.
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Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
Repositioning descended breast tissue and the nipple to restore a lifted, youthful shape.
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Combining a lift with implant placement in one operation for patients with both volume loss and descent.
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Surgically balancing differences in volume, shape or nipple position between the two breasts.
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