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For women interested in both obtaining a moderate breast lift as well as a substantial breast size reduction, liposuction of the breasts is a procedure to contemplate.

This procedure utilizes only local anesthesia in its surgical method. And, the female breast is reduced by in excess of fifty percent in total size.

A side benefit to this procedure involves a nice lift to the breasts in the final result, which comes as a natural side effect of the lighter weighing breasts.

Since the breasts are less heavy, their normal elastic tendencies to pull back and elevate are reasserted.

Read more on breast liposuction cost.

Breast Reduction Past and Present

In the past, breast reduction primarily involved surgery with the breasts actually cut with a scalpel and significant quantities of breast tissue taken out and discarded.

There were, naturally, numerous challenges and post-operation difficulties with this.

Keloids, more often referred to as uncommonly big scars, commonly resulted. Breasts were commonly not the same size and shape any longer following the surgical procedure.

The skin surrounding the nipple would also typically exhibit an unusual and unnatural looking appearance and the nipple would lose some or all of its former sensation as well.

There were other risks associated with this surgical procedure, too.

On rare occasions, blood clots, also known as hematoma, could form within the breast. Fluid would collect within the breast, called seromas, on infrequent instances. Cysts could form inside them from fat necrosis.

Finally, mammogram abnormalities showed up on occasion, as a result of the deep breast tissue becoming so scarred.

On top of all of this, breast reduction once necessitated general anesthesia, and involved a great amount of suffering and pain as well as a long and drawn out recovery period.

Fortunately, for any woman who has ever considered having a breast reduction procedure done, the newer techniques utilize liposuction and the risks associated with this  procedure are limited and few.

The patient can realistically hope to undergo the surgery and quickly be back to work quickly with little pain.

What can I expect or what are the realistic expectations?

Because the device for the surgery, the microcannula, is so very tiny, the incisions needed are literally a single millimeter around.

Such minute incisions create scars which are even tinier than the one millimeter diameter, rendering them virtually invisible for all intents and purposes.

The patient may also expect not only a smaller breast sizes but better lifted breasts as well.

With the newly lightened breasts' fat contents minimized, the normally elastic properties of the female breast will revitalize and the breasts will once again be permitted to pull back in and lift up, yielding a nice and definitely noticeable breast lift in the end.

Risks Commonly Associated with Breast Liposuction

When properly performed, there are minimal risks or dangers associated with this type of liposuction procedure.

The most common pitfall to the procedure would lie in performing an excessive amount of liposuction on a patient in one day.

Alternatively, performing several surgical operations which are seemingly unrelated on one day is also a bad idea.

There are risks with any type of surgery or procedure, though, and liposuction is not immune to this.

In rare instances, problems potentially associated with any type of surgery include bleeding, ulcerations of the skin, infections which may be contracted and even nerve injury.

Post-Procedure Recovery

Breast liposuction is generally performed using local anesthesia, meaning patients are typically able to leave the surgery center around thirty minutes after the procedure.

In the rare instances where general anesthesia has to be utilized, such patients would need to allow anywhere from one to three additional hours following the surgery.

The vast majority of patients who undergo this type of liposuction procedure are able to go back to a sit down desk job within two days.

Where physically more demanding tasks are concerned, patients are advised to wait a little longer since there will be some inflammation, pain, and a little swelling following the surgery.

This will diminish and decrease fairly quickly.

National average cost for Breast Liposuction

It's never easy to give out an exact number for any type of surgery as it depends on the region of the country where the surgery would be performed, the surgeon involved in the operation and the amount of areas to be treated.

As a general guideline, the cost ranges from approximately $2,000 up to $8,000.

When the treatment requires several visits for the treatment of multiple areas over a few months, then the cost ranges from around $12,000 up to $20,000.

For a prospective patient to receive a reliable estimate for her particular case, she would need to sit down for a free consultation with a liposuction surgeon who could provide her with a detailed written out quote of anticipated costs.

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