Breast reduction is a procedure that concerns women with large breasts and is often a medical necessity for them to undergo surgery. Breasts weighing more than 400 grams can cause pain in the back, neck and shoulders, kyphosis, and even osteoporosis.

Women with large breasts face difficulties in finding clothes that fit them or swimwear in the summer, including all the further mental health issues that arise.

Megamastia usually affects very young women after puberty but also women who become menopausal. Recent studies have shown that women with big breasts face a relatively higher risk of developing breast cancer. Breast reduction is a procedure that minimises this risk.

The Procedure:

Breast reduction surgery is performed under general anesthesia and lasts approximately 3 hours.

The patient needs to be hospitalized for 1 or 2 days. The purpose of the procedure is to reduce excess skin, subcutaneous tissue and mass gland, lift the nipple and reshape the breast.

To do all this correctly, a marker drawing is required on the patient's breast before surgery, with the patient in an upright position.

The surgical technique includes an incision around the nipple, a vertical incision from the nipple to the inframammary line or a vertical and a horizontal incision along the inframammary line, always depending on the size and shape of the breast as well as the amount we want to remove.

After the end of the procedure, we place a drain which is maintained for 24-48 hours. After the first change, the woman wears a special bra that keeps the breasts fixed in their new position.

Sutures are removed after 8-14 days.

The patient returns to work in 1-2 weeks. The special supportive bra is still worn for about 2 months.

According to studies both in Greece and abroad, 95% of the women who underwent breast reduction are satisfied and would recommend it to other women.

After breast reduction, women feel more comfortable with their appearance and have significant improvement in musculoskeletal symptoms.