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Breasts
Breasts - After weight loss women’s
breasts lose shape, fullness, and droop. Natural breasts are made
up of fatty tissue and once the fat is reduced or lost it dramatically
affects the shape and size of the breasts. Often there can be excess
hanging skin covering the remaining breast tissue causing an aesthetically
unattractive look. In general the effects of gravity and aging also
contribute to drooping breasts. Massive weight loss only adds to
the natural aging process of the breasts. As the breasts age they
change from a glandular tissue to being replaced by a fatty tissue.
This is one of the reasons why women’s’ breasts are firmer
and perkier when they are younger. This is also one of the reasons
why women who loose massive amounts of weight latter in life have
saggier breasts. Because the breast is mostly fat, when weight loss
occurs, it can be dramatically seen in the breasts. Usually what
is seen is a decrease in breast size and a large skin envelope hanging
over the breast causing a droopy appearance. With major weight loss
the skin on the breast is unable to redrape itself over the smaller
breast as it does not shrink in size like the breast.
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Breast Surgery
Cosmetic surgery after weight loss - Surgical
Solutions For Weight Loss Patients
Breast Lifts
Breast Lift General Information: The breast
lift or mastopexy is a procedure to reshape the breast and create
or restore a more youthful "perkier" appearance. In some
cases it can be combined with an augmentation to increase the size
of the breasts while reshaping them. In some patients a breast lift
can be done through an incision next to the nipple-areolars only.
In others it may require a combination of incisions depending on
the degree of drooping or ptosis of the breast. Dr. Corbin performs
5 different types of lifts: Crescent, Circumareolar, Vertical, Inverted
T, and the Spair. The operation and /or set of incisions that will
give you the best overall appearance will be determined at the time
of your consultation. Dr. Corbin’s surgical goal is to give
his patients the prettiest breast with the least amount of scarring.
As with any surgical procedure there are potential risks and these
too will be discussed at your consultation.
Length of Surgery: 1 to 4 Hours
Location: Accredited Surgery Center or Hospital
Anesthesia: General
Recovery Time: The patient can usually return
to work in 1 week depending on the individual. Exercise and strenuous
activity may be done at one month after surgery.
Post Operative Results: Each patient heals
differently; however, following the surgery some patients may experience
fatigue, temporary pain, swelling, soreness loss of sensation in
the nipples, throbbing, tingling, dry skin and possible bruising.
The incisions will be pink at first but over time they will flatten
and fade depending on the individual. It has been our experience
that patients are very happy with their post op results and perky
new breasts.
Helpful Surgery Hints: Be in good mental
and physical health. Any herbal medications must be stopped 2 weeks
prior to surgery. Discontinue any use of Aspirin and anti- inflammatory
drugs two weeks before surgery. Maintain a healthy diet, exercise
regularly and do not smoke. Patients taking birth control pills
must stop taking the pills one month prior to surgery and one month
after surgery. Help improve healing by taking our surgical pre and
postoperative vitamins.
Breast Augmentation
Cosmetic surgery after weight loss - Surgical
Solutions For Weight Loss Patients
Breast augmentation/mammoplasty
General Information: breast augmentation
or augmentation mammoplasty is a procedure to make the breasts larger,
fuller and in some cases more youthful looking. It is accomplished
by placing a breast implant, either a silicone bag filled with salt
water or silicone gel, behind the breast and/or the pectoralis major
muscle. The breasts implants can be placed via one of 4 incisions.
One along the bottom fold of the breast called the inframammary
incision, one that parallels the inferior border of the nipple-areola
complex called the peri-areola incision, one in the arm pit or axilla
called the axillary approach and finally one through the umbilicus
or belly button called the umbilical approach or TUBA. In all cases
DR. Corbin’s goal is to use that incision and implant that
will give the most natural result. As this is real surgery there
are potential complications and these will be discussed at your
consultation. Thousands of women each year choose to enhance their
breasts through augmentation mammoplasty so this is a very popular
and safe operation. If a breast augmentation is performed with a
breast lift then the scars from the lift will be used to put the
implants through. Only patients with breasts that do not need lifts
are candidates for implants through the belly button, armpit, or
under the breasts.
***Important fact***
Breast implants do NOT lift the breasts. They only
make the breasts bigger. The only plastic surgery procedure that
will lift the breasts is a mastopexy (Breast Lift).
Length of Breast Surgery: 1 to 2 Hours
Location: Accredited Surgery Center or Hospital
Anesthesia: General
Recovery Time: The patient can unusually
return to work a few days following surgery depending on the individual.
Exercise and strenuous activity may be done at 3 to 4 weeks after
the operation.
Post Operative Results: Each patient heals
differently: however, most patients say the first day is the most
uncomfortable. Following the surgery, some patients experience temporary
swelling, soreness, change in nipple sensation and possible bruising.
Helpful Hints: Be in good mental and physical
health. Do Not Smoke. Help improve healing by taking pre and postoperative
vitamins. Improve the appearance of small scars with topical gel.
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