Healthy males with disproportionately developed breasts who are not overweight and are emotionally stable and also are off any drugs known to cause the problem.
Anaesthesia:
General or Local with Sedation.
Length of Surgery:
2-3 Hours
Length of Hospital Stay:
Outpatient or occasionally overnight stay.
Swelling:
Several Weeks
Bruising:
2-3 Weeks
Dressings:
Compression Garments for Several Weeks.
Stitches:
Usually Absorbable
Back to Work:
Desk Job 2-3 Days. Strenuous Job 2-4 Weeks
Exercise:
2-3 Weeks. Contact Sports 4-6 Weeks.
Final Result:
Permanent, unless you gain excessive weight or use medicines that can cause the problem like anabolic steroids etc.
Breast Augmentation
Best Candidate:
Healthy females, bothered by the feeling that your breasts are too small or asymmetrical. Women who are dissatisfied with their breasts losing shape and volume after pregnancy, weight loss, or with aging.
Anaesthesia:
General or local with sedation
Length of Surgery:
1-2 Hours
Length of Hospital Stay:
Outpatient
Swelling:
Major swelling subsides within 2-3 weeks
Bruising:
Approximately 1 - 2 weeks
Dressings:
Surgical Garment 2 weeks continuously after the procedure, after which off and on for 4 additional weeks.
Stitches:
No suture removal – dissolvable sutures are used. If Breast Augmentation is done with Fat Transfer, no sutures are required.
Back to Work:
Desk Job 5 to 10days.
Exercise:
Light walking next day. Heavy exercises after 6 Weeks.
Final Result:
Permanent.
Breast Lift
Best Candidate:
Healthy females, bothered by the feeling that their breasts sag or have lost shape and volume. Women with breasts that have a flatter, elongated shape or are pendulous or have stretched skin and enlarged areolas
Anaesthesia:
General or local with sedation
Length of Surgery:
1-2 Hours
Length of Hospital Stay:
Outpatient
Swelling:
Major swelling subsides within 2-3 weeks
Bruising:
Approximately 1 - 2 weeks
Dressings:
Surgical Garment 2 weeks continuously after the procedure, after which off-and-on for 4 additional weeks.
Stitches:
Sutures are removed after 14 days
Back to Work:
Desk Job 5 to 10 days.
Exercise:
Light walking next day. Heavy exercises after 6 Weeks.
Final Result:
Permanent, as long as you maintain your present weight.
Breast Reduction
Best Candidate:
Healthy Females with heavy sagging breasts and are bothered by feeling that their breasts are too large. They have breasts that limit your physical activity and may experience back, neck, and shoulder pain caused by the weight of your breasts. They may also
have shoulder indentations from bra straps
Anaesthesia:
General
Length of Surgery:
2 Hours
Length of Hospital Stay:
Outpatient or 1 day
Swelling:
Major swelling subsides within 2-3 weeks
Bruising:
Approximately 2-3 weeks
Dressings:
Surgical Garment 2 weeks continuously after the procedure, after which off and on for 4 additional weeks.
Stitches:
Sutures are removed after 14 days
Back to Work:
Desk Job 7 to 14 days.
Exercise:
Light walking next day. Heavy exercises after 6 Weeks.