BREAST REDUCTION/MASTOPEXY
(Breast Reduction/Uplift)
INTRODUCTION: Many women feel that their breasts do not match their overall body physique. Extremely large or droopy breasts may be the result of excessive development or the aging process. Such changes most frequently occur for hereditary reasons during menarche, pregnancy or following menopause; or at any time during a woman's life as a result of weight gain.
 Although the goals of breast reduction and breast uplift procedures are different, the procedures will be discussed together because the pre-operative preparation, surgical incision, and postoperative course are quite similar. In both procedures, incisions are designed to create a more youthful and natural shaped breast. In both procedures, this involves elevating the nipple/areola complex from a lower, more droopy position, to a more natural position on the center of the breast mound.
Occasionally, the patient may desire a small breast implant at the time of an uplift procedure if the patient perceives mat the breasts are not only too droopy, but too small as well. It is important to understand that no person is perfectly symmetrical from one side to the other, even before a surgical procedure. Every attempt will be made during surgery to minimize your side-to-side dissimilarities, but such differences are natural and always persist to some degree, even after the most successful operation.
BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS
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Juris Bunkis, MD, FACS
email:bunkis@ocps.com
Orange County Plastic Surgery
30212 Tomas, Suite 275
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone: (866) 457-1293
Fax: (949) 888-9724
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