What are Mammoplasty Methods?
It is known that there are three main categories. These methods are;
- Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammoplasty),
- Breast Reduction (For more information, you can read the article about breast reduction.)
- Breast Reconstruction.
What is Breast Augmentation Operation?
Many women complain their breasts are small or not full. Moreover, they think they do not have an aesthetic appearance. Breast augmentation, one of the methods of mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to increase the size or modest volume of the breasts. Fat injection and breast implants are used for this method.
With this operation;
- Providing symmetric breast and butt,
- Increasing the fullness and size of the breast,
- Restoring breasts after pregnancy and aging,
- Improving self-esteem and self-confidence,
- Obtaining an alternative image is possible with breast augmentation.
Risks are breast pain, problems caused by breast implants, breast tenderness and sensation loss in the breast area, etc. In addition, implants do not cause breast cancer.
What is Breast Reconstruction?
One of the mammoplasty methods is a surgical procedure for women with breast cancer and mastectomy. Mastectomy is defined as breast cancer surgery that removes the entire breast. Breast reconstruction is to restore one or both breasts to near normal shape, appearance, symmetry, and size following mastectomy, lumpectomy, or congenital deformities.
There are several methods used for this purpose. These;
- Implant reconstruction, which is the process of placing an implant filled with silicon the breast,
- Other is autologous reconstruction methods, which is the placement of tissue taken from another part of the body in the breast. The tissue needed in the autologous reconstruction is taken from the abdomen, buttocks, and legs.
What is Breast Reduction Operation?
Breast reduction surgery is usually performed with surgical size reduction of the breast, removing excess fat, glandular tissue, and skin, and eliminating health problems.
