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Reduction

While many women strive to attain fuller breasts, some desire smaller, perkier breasts. Our team of experienced surgeons will use their artistic skills to reduce your breast size and enhance your natural beauty.

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What is Breast Reduction?

Excessively large breasts also referred to as macromastia, can take a physical and emotional toll on women. The excess breast tissue, fat, and skin may cause sagging and heavy, burdensome feel to breasts, which in turn can lead to neck strain, back pain, and other physical ailments.
 
Large breasts may also leave a woman feeling self-conscious about her body and unsatisfied with the way clothes fit. Breast reduction surgery can help enhance your appearance and overall comfort.
 
Breast reduction surgery, or reduction mammaplasty, can correct overly large breasts, yielding life-changing results. Our highly skilled team of board-certified plastic surgeons will excise the excess breast tissue, fat, and skin, while also performing a breast lift to give your breasts a perky, youthful appearance. The result: natural-looking breasts with rejuvenated contours and an improved quality of life
What are the benefits?
What are the benefits?
Our skilled plastic surgeons strive to achieve beautiful and natural results. After a breast reduction procedure at Optum Plastic Surgery, you can expect:
  • Relief or improvement in physical pain and ailments
  • A boost in self-confidence and body image
  • Improvement in posture
  • A more proportionate figure
  • Improved ease of everyday activities, including exercise
  • Beautiful, natural-looking breasts

What are the various techniques available?

Depending on your specific needs, your plastic surgeon will generally choose from two types of reductions that differ in their required incisions:  A “lollipop” or “anchor” technique.

Anchor incisions

Anchor incisions are also appropriately named for their appearance. Incisions are made around the areola, down to the breast crease, and then vertically across the breast crease. This technique gives your surgeon the most room to remove excess breast tissue, fat, and skin and is the most common type of breast reduction performed.

Lollipop incisions

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I love the results!

Everything was better than expected. The day of surgery was splendid. Everyone made me feel comfortable and secure. Honest, clear, careful and I love the results.

Surgeons who perform this procedure

Dr. Megan Dreveskracht

Dr. Megan Dreveskracht

Dr. Alexander Gougoutas

Dr. Alexander Gougoutas

Dr. Meghan Nadeau

Dr. Meghan Nadeau

Dr. Keith Paige

Dr. Keith Paige

Dr. Cindy Wei

Dr. Cindy Wei

FAQs

How is a breast reduction procedure performed?

Extra breast tissue is removed, and the nipple / areola is repositioned to a more youthful location on the breast mound. Doing so typically requires an incision around the areola, down the front of the breast and within the breast fold. In more modest breast reductions, the incision within the fold may not be required. All breast tissue that is removed is then sent to pathology for review.

What are the risks associated with breast reduction surgery?

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Is breast reduction surgery covered by insurance?

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What results should I expect after breast reduction surgery?`

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