Breast Surgery: Breast Reductions

Breast reduction surgery is a very common operation giving very worthwhile results.

Before the Procedure

It is essential that you get sound professional advice before you go ahead with a breast reduction surgery procedure. At Mills & Mills Medical Group we believe that all advice should be free. That’s why we offer a free private consultation with our surgeons without any obligation.

We also offer a meeting with one of our friendly patient co-ordinators who are on hand to give you information on other aspects of your procedure, such as for example, the cost of the procedure, availability in our hospital, as well as different ways of paying for your procedure such as through a cosmetic surgery loan. Our co-ordinators are not there to give clinical advice, only our surgeon can do that, but they are there as a continual support throughout your care with Mills and Mills.

Before you attend for your consultation try and write down all the questions that you would like to ask our surgeon. You may forget when you are there. It’s also a good idea to bring someone along with you for support, of course, if you want to keep the procedure totally confidential, that’s fine too.

Consultations about breast reductions are easy to arrange and are held throughout the United Kingdom and in Spain.

The Consultation

Your consultation for breast reduction will last typically between half an hour and one hour. You will have the opportunity to ask all of your questions directly to the surgeon. He will examine you and make his recommendations. He will explain the benefits of breast reduction and the risks too.

Following your consultation with the surgeon, your patient co-ordinator will be able to confirm the cost and make all arrangements for you if you decide to proceed.

Pre–operative screening

Before your breast reduction surgery it may be necessary to have some tests carried out. For example, blood tests. Your surgeon will advise you what tests are required. Your patient co-ordinator will arrange these for you. It is important that we know you are fit and well for the procedure.

The Procedure

You will be admitted to our hospital for up to two nights for breast reduction. Occasionally only one night may be required, again your surgeon will advise you of the likely length of stay.

The operation is performed under general anaesthetic only, which means you are asleep throughout the procedure. The operation typically takes between two and three hours to complete.

The surgeon will reduce the amount of breast tissue and lift the remainder during the procedure. The nipple is also repositioned during this procedure.

This will give a more aesthetically pleasing look to the breasts and help with the backache normally associated with overly large breasts.

After the procedure

You should expect some swelling and discomfort following the procedure. Following discharge from hospital you will be taken back home if you live locally, or your hotel to begin your recovery period. You will have sutures that may need to be removed if they are not dissolvable. Your surgeon will advise you about this also. It is a good idea that you wear a good support bra following your breast reduction for about six weeks or so. Please remember to bring one with you. Avoid under-wired bras during this time.

You will need to take two weeks off work to recover and avoid exercise or heavy lifting for six weeks at least.

Free Consultation - the next step

The next step is to arrange a free private consultation with a Mills & Mills Surgeon at a centre near you. This is easy to do. Simply call us on the number provided and we will do the rest. We will be happy to chat with you on the phone and answer any questions that you might have. We know how important this procedure is to you. It is our aim to provide you with a service second to none.

We look forward to hearing from you.