There are those who have small breasts and would like them to be bigger and therefore resort to breast augmentation, but there are also many women who have the opposite problem: too large breasts that cause health problems and insecurity and who therefore resort to the reverse operation, reduction mammaplasty for breast reduction. Reduction mamma plasty is a cosmetic surgery procedure to reduce the size of an overly voluminous, sagging breast or to correct a breast asymmetry. it is an operation that women often have recourse to in order to eliminate serious problems associated with oversized breasts, such as back, neck, lumbar and breast pain, headaches, breathing problems, dermatitis and ulcers in the submammary fold, as well as aesthetic and psychological problems due to the limitations that oversized breasts can entail in the choice of clothing, sporting activity, sex life or social life.

Having particularly large or sagging breasts may be due to genetic factors, hormonal factors or excessive weight gain. The operation is indicated for all those women whose breasts, due to excessive voluminosity, cause them the physical and psychological disorders listed above. There are no age limits for undergoing the operation, but it is still preferable to wait until the age of majority or at least to have completed development.

Reduction mammaplasty can give excellent results. Before undergoing the operation, however, it is necessary to undergo a thorough preliminary specialist examination to determine the surgical technique to be used and the amount to be removed. The operation is performed under general anaesthesia and, except for special clinical indications, does not require hospitalisation.

A great deal of attention is always paid to the scars, which are generally of good quality and destined to become almost invisible a year after surgery. The postoperative period is characterised by slight haematoma and oedema. bed rest for 12 hours and then moderate activity for the next 7 to 10 days is recommended.

The aesthetic result obtained with this type of operation is generally very satisfactory and long-lasting but not permanent, as it will always be conditioned by lifestyle (weight gain and loss, pregnancies, smoking) and by the inevitable effects of gravity and ageing. After the operation, the breasts will immediately look smaller and patients will feel lighter, free to play sports and dress as they wish.