Scarless breast reduction

Hi Brenda K.  With all the information out there, it can be confusing.  A breast reduction has 3 goals:

• to remove the excess breast tissue, thereby reducing the weight of the breast
• shape, lift and contour the remaining breast tissue AND,
• elevate the nipple position on the breast. 

There are very few cases where the nipple does not have to be elevated; in fact, I have never had one.  In order to elevate the nipple and reshape the breast, there must be scars.  There is always a per-areolar and vertical scar and, usually, a least a short scar in the crease (in some cases this scar has to be fairly long).  The only way to perform a scarless breast reduction is by liposuction. 

While liposuction can, in some cases, reduce the breast volume, it does not address the other 2 goals of breast reduction-to lift and contour the remaining breast and to re-position the nipple.  For this reason, many surgeons do not favor liposuction alone as a method of breast reduction.  The shape, contour and nipple position are usually not aesthetically pleasing.  Hope this helps.

There really is no specific scarless breast reduction technqiues. There are minimal scarring techniques. This can be accomplished with liposuction but will not raise the nipple or tighten the skin significantly.  You can also have limites scar lifts using a lollipop type of incision.

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You can't always get what you want in this world, but if you try, sometimes you'll get what you need.

The most minimal incision for a breast reduction would be using a liposuction technique and I have reduced a full cup size or more in certain patients. This procedure however, is not for everyone. It depends on the tone of your skin, the current shape of your breast and many other factors which should be discussed with your surgeon.

Don't be too quick to compromise the result at the expense of smaller incisions.

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Hi!

1)  In New York City, liposuction is one of the ways we do breast reduction.  There is a quarter inch scar only under each breast.  So it is pretty scarless.

2)  It is a good operation if you only want to go down one cup size, and if you don't have too much sgging.

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