The fate of breastfeeding after breast reduction
Breast reduction is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgery. In addition to the functional aspects of the reduction of hypertrophic breast size to relieve patients of adverse reactions in the musculo-skeletal macromastia, psychological aspects of this operation has become increasingly significant. With continued technical advances in the performance of reduction mammaplasty have contributed greater security, reliability and aesthetic results, patient expectations have changed accordingly. Given that older women who have suffered pain chronic back inframammary intertrigo, and altered physical activity for many years are often reluctant to accept visible screaming surgery, young women are often more concerned about the possibility of negotiating large breasts small breasts without scars with visible scars and sometimes unpleasant. The psychological impact of healing operation should not be underestimated.
Another major purpose of breast reduction is the creation of a symmetrical form of Young breast and is stable for over many years. A significant proportion of women who undergo this procedure are of childbearing age. Consequently, a number of studies have been conducted to examine the effects of this surgery on breastfeeding potential. Some argue that the sculpture? Access points for mammaplasty may interfere with breastfeeding potential, depending on the surgical technique adopted.
A woman's breast contains 15 to 20 lobes. The Milk is produced in cells and is retained in the lobes, then? OWS through the milk ducts and pipes to collect the milk tanks under the areola, which is secreted the nipple. The key to preserving the potential of breastfeeding after breast reduction plasty is the development of breast cancer? Apps savings of many lobules and the ducts connected as possible and keep the nipple areola complex sensitivity appropriate.
Some studies on the effects of a breast reduction procedure potential of breastfeeding technique considered above, below, and horizontal pedicle or against these three different techniques. Him? Finding suggested potential of breastfeeding that can be maintained, but in different degrees. basic dilemma may be the role of the breast is preserved after the different reduction mammoplasty techniques?
The minimum number of lobes required for breastfeeding is unknown. Type Successful pedicle breast reduction 60-71% higher, lower pedicle breast reduction 43-77%, the average reduction of 48% breast pedicle and the lateral pedicle breast reduction are 55% similar in the literature. The failure rate of breastfeeding in some studies attributed solely to inadequate surgical technique. TS In fact, external factors such as the requirements of socio-economic work, sufficient information on the benefits? breastfeeding, the fear of ptosis or deformity after breast surgery previous psychological denial and postpartum depression plays an important role. In addition, many women complained of receiving little encouragement and support breastfeeding of the nurses and doctor.
Finally, the ability to breastfeed after a breast reduction is well maintained by the surgical techniques key links between the lobes and ducts of the nipple and areola complex life. Some studies show that by adopting conservative techniques mammoplasty reduction, the ability to breastfeed can be kept in a remarkable number of patients. Among one of the techniques of breast reduction most popular superior pedicle saves a sufficient portion of the lobules and ducts connected to the nipple-areola complex to allow breastfeeding. However, the medical and paramedical personnel also play a vital role in educating women who have undergone surgery About Breast benefits? ts of breastfeeding and encourage them to do so. The surgeon Plastic should provide guidance and explanations about the possibility of breastfeeding, thereby erasing all doubts of perinatal patients and staff.
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