Breast Reduction Mammaplasty
16 year old female complained of neck, back, and shoulder pain. The discomfort was worse with position and she felt that she had to maintain an uncomfortable posture to balance her heavy breasts. The size had been stable for the past year. She had shoulder grooving from her bra and difficulty finding clothing that fit.
5 feet 3 1/2 inches tall and weighed 117 pounds and wore 33F bra. She had a tiny body with breasts that were massively out of proportion. Learn about teenager issues and plastic surgery.
Location surgery: Hospital operating room
Anesthesia: General with wet technique fluid infiltration
Technique: Superior Medial Pedicle with lateral and medial pillar tightening and Regnault type "B" short scar
Breast tissue removed:
- 510 grams left breast
- 480 grams right breast
Stay: One day in the hospital after surgery.
Drains: None.
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Picture Before Breast Reduction Surgery |
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Picture 5 Weeks After Breast Reduction Surgery with Short Scar |
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Picture 6 Months After Breast Reduction Surgery with Short Scar |
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Picture Before Breast Reduction Surgery |
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Picture 5 Weeks After Breast Reduction Surgery with Short Scar |
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Picture 6 Months After Breast Reduction Surgery with Short Scar |
Any liposuction can cause bruising. Bruising was minimized by using the wet technique. This bruising seen here is typical what Dr. Bermant has seen when using a tumescent method. In breast reduction surgery, superwet or tumescent techniques can result in too much distortion of sculpted tissues. It is a balancing act between distortion and tissue sculpture. Explore images early after surgery to see just how limited the swelling and bruising were for this patient.
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Left Picture Before Breast Reduction Surgery Middle Picture 5 Weeks After Breast Reduction Surgery with Short Scar Right Picture 6 Months After Breast Reduction Surgery |
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Left Picture Before Breast Reduction Surgery Middle Picture 5 Weeks After Breast Reduction Surgery with Short Scar Right Picture 6 Months After Breast Reduction Surgery |
Young breast tissue can be very dense with little fat either in the gland nor under the skin. This case had extremely dense breast tissue that made the surgery more of a challenge. The tissues demanded a delicate precision of sculpting of the dense gland under the thin skin and fat layers.
More about this patient - Early Photographs 6 days after surgery
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