Whatever
your case, having breast surgery is always a big decision in life. In
this article, Dr. Tiago Baptista Fernandes, Clinical Director of Plastic
Surgery at Up Clinic, which works in partnership with the HPA Health Group,
sheds light on the most common types of breast surgery.
Mastopexy
Also known as breast lift surgery, mastopexy is used to correct sagging
breasts, lift, reshape and tighten them.
This procedure can have really good results for ladies who were pregnant or
breastfeeding.
To do this, there are two possible ways. If the breast has enough
volume, a lift can be done with the person's own tissues without any artificial
material, using the patient's own fat (lipofilling) or by remodelling the
mammary gland. Option number two is to use breast prosthesis to improve the
final result.
Breast Reduction
There are many ladies who seek breast surgeries to reduce the size of
their breasts. This is more common than we might think, even in younger
generations.
In fact, about 10 percent of patients are under 20 years of age.
"We have teenagers with large breasts and with deformities in the
development of the mammary gland, who because of this have difficulties in
carrying out their social activities. Simple things like doing sports at school
or going to the beach," he said.
Breast
Augmentation
Perhaps
the first that comes to mind when we think of breast surgery is breast
augmentation, which is surgery that aims to increase the size of the breasts by
placing breast implants.
Implants
can come in different sizes and textures to appeal to a different range of
tastes. For example, younger generations are generally looking for a more
natural result "with little or no artificiality at all, because young
women are afraid of the snide comments they might hear," Tiago Baptista
Fernandes said.
“After
30, the ladies who look for these surgeries are people who don't really care
about the criticism of others, they just want to feel they have a body like
they had before or even better than before. They are no longer afraid of
society," he said.
Recovery
Breast
augmentation is a procedure that takes one hour, a breast lift can take two
hours and a breast reduction can take up to two and a half hours. However,
patients can go home on the same day and resume their professional activity in
one to two weeks, depending on their job”, he said.
When
I asked about the pain that might come with the surgery, the doctor didn't hide
the fact that it would be uncomfortable. However, with the techniques they use
and painkillers, recovery is quite simple. In addition, they suggest starting
physiotherapy the day after surgery. "We have a network of
physiotherapists in the Algarve that cover us," Tiago Baptista Fernandes
stressed.
Prostheses
Replacement
It is important to note that patients who decide to have implants must
be aware that one day they will have to have them replaced in a procedure that
can take three hours in the most complicated situations. Although some doctors
say otherwise, Dr. Tiago explained that these claims are not accurate.
The truth is that even with the best
prostheses in the world, "in 10 to 15 years the woman will want to have an
intervention". For two reasons, for an aesthetic reason because the body
has changed, or for a functional reason because the prosthesis is bothering
her", he said.
If you want to know more details, please visit https://upclinic.pt/cirurgia-estetica/mama?lang=en
Paula Martins is a fully qualified journalist, who finds writing a means of self-expression. She studied Journalism and Communication at University of Coimbra and recently Law in the Algarve. Press card: 8252