3 Ways to Reduce Side Effects of Breast Reduction!

In my previous post,

I explained the complications related to

breast reduction surgery and

their frequency of occurrence.

It is important to know how often side effects

occur, but it is also important to understand

how to reduce them.

Of course, the efforts of the medical team

are important in preventing side effects,

but today, from the patient’s perspective,

let’s look at ways to reduce side effects

after reduction surgery.

First, the first thing a patient undergoing

surgery can do is to inform the medical team

of their accurate medical history.

For example, breast reduction surgery inevitably

leaves long scars, so you should let them know

whether you or any family members have

hypertrophic scars or keloids.

This information is helpful when planning

suturing and scar treatment during surgery.

Or, if you have diabetes, the risk of infection

is higher, so the medical team should know

in advance so they can use appropriate

antibiotics.

If you have high blood pressure, the risk of

bleeding increases.

In that case, blood pressure can be actively

controlled in advance.

In addition, if you have a history of repeated

miscarriages, the risk of thromboembolism or

bleeding may increase, so sharing this information

ahead of time can help prevent side effects.

The second point I want to mention is that you

should block factors that can negatively affect

surgery.

Among the factors that show a strong causal

relationship with post-surgery complications,

the most representative is ‘smoking.’

The connection between smoking and surgical

side effects is already well established.

Many studies report that smokers have about a

threefold higher likelihood of postoperative

complications than non-smokers.

If you already smoke, temporarily quitting is

also a good option.

In general, quitting smoking for about 4 weeks

before and after surgery is recommended.

And when talking about quitting smoking, people

often ask similar questions about alcohol.

I can say that moderate drinking, as long as it

is not excessive, has no causal relationship with

post-surgery complications.

The third is being overweight.

This may also be considered a personal opinion.

A correlation between being overweight and the

frequency of complications after reduction surgery

has not been proven.

Some doctors use this as evidence to argue that

even patients with severe obesity can undergo

breast reduction surgery just as safely as

other patients.

However, based on personal experience or the

opinions of other doctors, the higher the BMI,

the more side effects tend to increase little by

little, including wound-related side effects,

seroma, and infection.

Even apart from side effects related specifically

to breast reduction surgery, obese patients may

also have various cardiovascular conditions,

so for the sake of your health, I recommend

maintaining an appropriate weight.

Accurate medical history, strict smoking cessation,

and appropriate weight control

If you follow these three things,

it seems you will be able to undergo

relatively stable breast reduction surgery.