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Breast Reduction New York Specialist – Breast Reduction NY Surgeon

If you are considering a breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty), our breast reduction New York surgeon, Dr. Theodore Diktaban, can help you stop suffering from the following:

• Headaches, shoulder pain, neck discomfort and/or back aches
• Rashes under the breast creases
• Irritation from bra straps digging in to shoulders or rubbing the skin raw
• Difficulty maintaining proper posture
• Numbness in the hands due to pinched nerves or poor blood circulation
• Inability to exercise and limitations from participating in physical activities due to breast size and discomfort

Treatment in Our Breast Reduction New York (Long Island) and Breast Reduction NY (Manhattan) Surgery Centers

Large breasts are usually caused by genetic factors but can also be due to an excess of fatty tissue in the breasts from weight gain that did not resolve itself once a lower body weight was achieved. Breast reduction may also be called for post-pregnancy or after breastfeeding. The effects on our breast reduction NY patients of having oversized breasts cannot be understated; there are physical aspects as mentioned above as well as:

• Difficulty fitting into clothing; needing to wear oversized clothing
• The desire to wear baggy clothes to not draw attention to one’s self
• Noticing that people look at the breasts rather than the face when having conversations
• Anxiety over being in situations where less clothing would be worn (at the pool or beach)
• Limited mobility of the arms due to breasts getting in the way
• Being afraid to hug people

These are just a few of perhaps a much longer list of issues that you may be dealing with as you consider if our breast reduction NY surgery is right for you. We can hopefully encourage you with one simple fact: our happiest patients are those in our breast reduction New York patient group! They experience immediate relief from oversized breasts, are able to move more freely, and can start exercising for the first time in years.

 

How Surgery is Done in Our Breast Reduction NY (Long Island) and Breast Reduction New York (Manhattan) Centers

A breast reduction is performed under general anesthesia. This means that you will be unconscious for the duration of the procedure, under the careful observation of a medical doctor who specializes in anesthesia (also called an anesthesiologist). He or she will sedate you prior to surgery and then carefully monitor all of your vitals (blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels).

Our breast reduction New York plastic surgeon, Dr. Diktaban, can begin the procedure as soon as you are fully sedated and stabilized. The breast area is washed with iodine solution to kill any bacteria that may be present on the surface of the skin. Then, the incisions are made in the skin after the area is marked with a felt tip marker. Several different types of incision patterns can be made in the breasts.

One of the most common involves removing the top layer of skin from around the nipple and straight down to the fold of the breast, leaving what is called a “pedicle” flap of flesh (the under layer of skin and fat containing the blood vessels and nerves that attaches directly to the nipple) to preserve blood flow to the area and avoid the loss of sensation.