What's the difference between a breast reduction and a breast lift?
Lee Daniel, MD
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Breast Reduction
Reduction Mammaplasty
Breast reduction removes excess breast fat, glandular tissue and skin to achieve a breast size in proportion with your body and to alleviate the discomfort associated with overly large breasts.
What words should I know about breast reduction surgery?
Areola
Pigmented skin surrounding the nipple
Breast reduction
Also known as reduction mammaplasty, the surgical removal of breast tissue to reduce the size of breasts
General anesthesia
Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness
Hematoma
Blood pooling beneath the skin
Intravenous sedation
Sedatives administered by injection into a vein to help you relax
Liposuction
Also called lipoplasty or suction lipectomy, a procedure that vacuums out fat from beneath the skin's surface to reduce fullness
Local anesthesia
A drug injected directly to the site of an incision during an operation to relieve pain
Mammogram
An x-ray image of the breast
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
A painless test to view tissue, similar to an x-ray
Reduction mammaplasty
The surgical removal of breast tissue to reduce the size of breasts; also known as breast reduction surgery
Sutures
Stitches used by surgeons to hold skin and tissue together
