Surgical Procedure

The operation will be performed in an outpatient facility under deep sedation or a light general anesthetic to supplement the local anesthetics injected by your surgeon.

A small incision may be made beneath the areola (the dark skin surrounding the nipples).  Occasionally, if liposuction alone will be utilized to remove the excess tissue, more distant incisions will be made in the fold by the arm pit or under the breast tissue.   Excess fat and glandular tissue can be removed, depending on the firmness of the tissue, either with direct surgical excision or with liposuction.