How Can Breast Reduction Infection Be Avoided?

Even under the best of circumstances, there is no way to make the risks of infection zero with any operation. However, we can drastically reduce the risks by using sound principles of science and medicine. The standard therapy involves involves the use of preoperative antibiotics and maintaining a sterile operative field. Talk to your PS about your concerns. Best wishes, Aldo.

    Perioperative antibiotics, speedier operative times, and nice healthy tissues with dissection techniques which  minimize fat necrosis and tension all tend to reduce infection.  The better the blood supply to the tissues after surgery the less the risk for necrosis and infection.  Maintenance of a clean post surgical environment is important as well.  Overall, the risk is low, and I have not had an infection after lift or reduction.

Thank you for the question.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to completely avoid complications such as infection. However, you can control the selection of your plastic surgeon and thereby the additional “details” that matter, such as the facility where the procedure is performed, the staff involved with the procedure, and the overall attention to detail.

 Best wishes with the breast reduction procedure; this operation tends to be one of the most patient pleasing operations performed.