Breast Reduction Surgery, Is It Good to Have It Done Together with OOO Surgery?

Generally, when people hear about breast reduction surgery, they think it must be something dangerous and a very major operation.

But breast reduction surgery is not a procedure with a high level of risk or severe pain.

Reduction surgery does not involve operating on internal organs, like surgery inside the abdomen or the thoracic cavity.

The breast is not so much an internal organ of the body as it is tissue originating from the ectoderm, so it can be considered a kind of expanded skin appendage.

In other words, in the case of reduction surgery, although the surgical area is wide, it involves operating on the skin and mammary glands on the outside of the body.

We can also compare it with surgeries in the same breast area.

There are also many people who worry about having small breasts.

As you know, in such cases, a breast augmentation surgery is performed by inserting implants into the breasts.

When undergoing this kind of augmentation surgery, there is usually very little breast tissue, so it is difficult to place the implant just below the skin and mammary glands.

So the surgery is performed one layer deeper, by dissecting the pectoralis major muscle and inserting the implant beneath the muscle.

But reduction surgery operates on the ribs above the lungs, the muscles above them, and the mammary glands above those muscles, so there is no need to touch the muscles.

Because of this, contrary to general expectations, compared with augmentation surgery, which requires dissecting the muscles to insert implants, breast reduction surgery, which is performed only above the muscles without touching them, is actually less painful.

However, from the perspective of the person undergoing the surgery, the fact that it is still a "surgery" may feel burdensome.

That is why you need to be as careful as possible when deciding to proceed.

In particular, since you are taking time out of your schedule to have the surgery, some people also choose to have other areas that have been causing them stress treated at the same time.

So today, let's look at which surgeries are good to have together with reduction surgery.

First, the surgery most commonly performed together with breast reduction surgery is axillary accessory breast tissue surgery.

Developmentally, the milk line exists in multiple pairs, running from the armpit to the torso and the groin.

Usually, these regress and disappear before birth, but some remaining mammary gland tissue and fat become accessory breast tissue.

In particular, the incidence is considerably higher in East Asians than in Westerners, and because sleeveless clothing is also common, many people undergo accessory breast tissue surgery due to cosmetic concerns in the armpit area or pain that occurs during menstruation.

Also, people who naturally have larger breasts due to mammary gland development are also more likely to have accessory breast tissue develop as well.

When the breasts are large, the accessory breast tissue is often large too, so about 30-40% of cases combine reduction surgery with accessory breast tissue surgery.

After reduction surgery, if the breasts become smaller, the accessory breast tissue may appear relatively more noticeable, so many people want to have both procedures done together.

Next, a surgery that is often performed together with breast reduction surgery is liposuction.

People with large breasts may gain weight because excess weight or large breasts can limit exercise and activity.

In such cases, liposuction can be helpful.

Generally, many people want liposuction for the abdomen or arms.

In particular, when the abdomen protrudes in addition to the breasts, it can look as if the chest and abdomen have merged into one, so it may appear larger than the actual body weight. For that reason, combining reduction surgery with liposuction can help restore a more defined line and create a slimmer look.

In general, reduction surgery is known as a dangerous and time-consuming procedure.

Because of that, from the patient's perspective, combining reduction surgery with another procedure may cause anxiety.

However, at a verified hospital with an experienced specialist, you can undergo accessory breast tissue surgery and liposuction safely and in a relatively short amount of time.

For those who do not have enough time or who are afraid of repeated general anesthesia, having the areas that have always bothered them treated together with large-breast surgery may be a good option.