Breast Reduction Surgery North Sydney and Northern Beaches

There are various things you'll need to consider when you're going to be having breast reduction surgery or breast reduction and lift. You'll want to think about the risks, the long term effects and breast reduction surgery cost.

Dr Sawjin Tew is a specialist at Breast Reduction Surgery

Breast reduction surgery is a solution for very large or heavy breasts which can cause a woman to suffer shoulder, neck and back pain, and even tears under the breasts and in the shoulder areas due to bra straps.

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Teenagers with abnormally large breasts, women whose breasts have grown with weight gain, and post-menopausal women whose breasts have sagged may desire breast reduction surgery.

Large breasts tend to run in families.

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Read on for more information about breast reduction, breast reduction and lift and breast reduction surgery cost.

Dr Sawjin Tew provides breast enlargement, breast lift and breast reduction surgery North Sydney and Northern Beaches

Plastic and cosmetic surgeon Dr Sawjin Tew has an office in Chatswood and Dee Why servicing residents from the North Shore and Northern Beaches.

Dr Tew has established a reputation for achieving a truly natural result in breast surgery, she specialises in breast enlargement (augmentation), breast lift (mastopexy) and breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty).

The most common technique of breast reduction surgery leaves the nipple-areola complex attached to the underlying breast tissue. The excess gland, fat and skin are excised and the nipple-areola complex moved higher than its original position.

The scars from breast reduction surgery are around the nipple-areola complex, and settles naturally as this is at the junction of the dark areola skin and pale breast skin. There is a vertical scar from the nipple/areola complex to the fold under the breast that is unavoidable. Finally there is a horizontal scar along the fold under the breast, with the length of this scar varying depending on the amount of skin that needs to be removed.

Some women are keen to avoid scars and so are interested in liposuction as a technique. Not everyone is suitable for this and the patient will need to have realistic expectations if breast reduction surgery is performed by liposuction.

Breast reduction surgery is about comfort. Reducing the size, and therefore the weight of each breast definitely helps to relieve back and shoulder pain.

Yes, there is a permanent change in the size of the breast after breast reduction surgery. Women who have had the surgery are generally happy with their smaller breasts after the surgery.

The risks of breast reduction surgery can be grouped into general risks associated with any surgery, such as bleeding, infection, scar problems.

There are also risks specific to breast reduction, such as asymmetry, especially if the patient starts off with breasts of different sizes, changes in nipple sensation, just to name a few. Then there are anaesthetic risks to consider.

Nipple sensation will be different; sometimes it is more sensitive, sometimes less sensitive after breast reduction. If the patient gains or loses weight then breast shape and size may change again, so it is best if the patient achieves a stable weight before going through breast reduction surgery.

Because the nipple-areola complex is still attached to the underlying breast tissue, there is no reason why women can’t breastfeed after breast reduction surgery.

For older women, a baseline mammogram before breast reduction surgery is recommended. Women are able to have mammograms from about six months after breast reduction surgery, allowing time for the scars to settle.

Cost: $3500 to $8500

Time in hospital: 1 to 2 nights

Time off work: 3 to 4 weeks

Are you thinking about getting a breast lift, breast reduction and breast enlargement surgery? Talk to Dr Sawjin Tew based in Chatswood and Dee Why.

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Dr Sawjin Tew completed her plastic surgery training in Sydney in 2000. She has worked in the Northern Beaches and North Shore area since 2001.

If it's reduction surgery, breast surgery, breast lift or breast reduction you're looking for, Dr Sawjin Tew can help.

Dr Sawjin Tew is a Sydney plastic surgeon who specialises in cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery. Choose one of the surgeons in Sydney who care about the patient. Whatever breast surgery you require - lift, reduction, enlargement. Dr Sawjin Tew is the plastic surgeon to see.