Main Line Plastic Surgery in Bryn Mawr offers breast reduction to help patients relieve pain and achieve their aesthetic goals. Breasts are an important aspect of a woman’s femininity and attractiveness. However, their size may harm the patient’s life. It is common for women with very large breasts to experience physical issues, such as chronic back and neck pain, that make it hard to lead an active lifestyle. Patients may have difficulty participating in physical activities and finding clothing that fits properly. Our board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Raymond Jean, has helped many women improve the quality of their lives through breast reduction. It is easy to schedule a consultation and begin this exciting journey toward a renewed sense of comfort and confidence.
The wise-pattern (or inverted-T) skin resection is a common technique used in breast reduction surgery. It involves an anchor incision around the areola, vertically down to the breast crease, and horizontally along the crease. Excess glandular tissue, fat, and skin are removed through this opening. The remaining tissue is then reshaped, and the incisions are closed. This technique helps to lift the breasts while reducing their overall size.
The inferior pedicle technique also removes excess tissue through an anchor incision. However, there is an extra step to preserve nerves and blood flow to the nipple. The surgeon leaves a strip of tissue, called a pedicle, attached from the bottom part of the breast up to the nipple area. It contains the nerves and blood vessels that supply the nipple so it can stay healthy after surgery. With the pedicle intact, excess tissue is removed from around it, reshaping the breast. This technique helps maintain sensation in the nipple, which can be lost with other reduction methods.
The wise-pattern (or inverted-T) skin resection is a common technique used in breast reduction surgery. It involves an anchor incision around the areola, vertically down to the breast crease, and horizontally along the crease. Excess glandular tissue, fat, and skin are removed through this opening. The remaining tissue is then reshaped, and the incisions are closed. This technique helps to lift the breasts while reducing their overall size.
The inferior pedicle technique also removes excess tissue through an anchor incision. However, there is an extra step to preserve nerves and blood flow to the nipple. The surgeon leaves a strip of tissue, called a pedicle, attached from the bottom part of the breast up to the nipple area. It contains the nerves and blood vessels that supply the nipple so it can stay healthy after surgery. With the pedicle intact, excess tissue is removed from around it, reshaping the breast. This technique helps maintain sensation in the nipple, which can be lost with other reduction methods.
Dr. Jean uses general anesthesia for the breast reduction surgery to maximize patient comfort. Our anesthesiologist provides intravenous medications to put the patient into an unconscious state before the procedure begins. These drugs block pain signals and awareness in the brain during the operation. Vital signs, including heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen levels, are closely monitored to ensure the patient’s safety and comfort under anesthesia.
Dr. Jean makes an anchor incision – around the areola, vertically down to the breast crease, and along the crease. In very rare cases, he uses a lollipop incision – the same as an anchor but with no horizontal cut along the breast crease. It is selected when a small amount of tissue needs to be removed. The incisions provide access to make all further changes in the breast shape.
In addition, breast reduction candidates should be in good overall health and have realistic expectations for the outcomes of their procedure. If they smoke, they will need to quit before surgery and during the recovery period since nicotine can affect healing and results.
This surgery has extremely high rates of satisfaction: 90.3% of women who have had breast reduction procedures report that they are happy with their results. Breast reduction can improve their health, appearance, comfort, and lifestyle. Some of the benefits of this surgery include:
Main Line Plastic Surgery offers competitive prices while providing top-quality care. Patients can receive accurate cost estimates during the initial consultation with our surgeon. We offer flexible financing from CareCredit to make our breast reduction procedures more comfortable.
The focus of an insurance breast reduction is to relieve pain. The insurance dictates the amount of breast tissue that must be removed (this amount for many patients would leave them with disproportionately small unattractive breasts). Your insurance companies main goal is to eliminate your symptoms. They really don’t care how your breasts looks afterwards. It is a functional surgery as far a they are concerned, not a cosmetic one. We have had patients present for breast augmentation after having insurance based breast reduction by another surgeon due there breasts being disproportionately small to their body. Now needing two surgeries instead of just one. While our goal with breast reduction is to reduced the size of your breasts, we do so in a way that just as strongly focuses on making beautify breast that fit with your body. Many times this includes liposuction of bra fat which is not allowed by insurance companies.
Our focus with breast reduction surgery is you! Achieving the results you want, with you guiding the desired appearance of your breasts not some insurance company protocol. Dr Jean performs esthetic breast reductions, where the focus is on achieving beautifully proportionate smaller and lifted breasts, and not just a reduction in size.
