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BREAST ENLARGEMENT
The female breast is considered a sign of femininity. We understand
the augmentation of the breast volume as a way of improving your femininity.
Our desire is to facilitate you the way to obtain a perfectly integrated
proportioned breast in to your body.
We are willing to listen to your wishes and try to advice you accordinly
to make your dream come true.
We use a variety of top quality implants to obtain the best possible
results. The placement of the prosthesis could be under the Pectoralis
Major muscle or above it depending on various factors. You´ll
be able to choose the scar position together with your surgeon.
Find out here about
your adviced recovery period.
BREAST UPLIFTING/MASTOPEXY
“…I feel my breast are hanging…”,
“I feel my clivage has disappeared…” “…After
I gave birth my breast are empty…”
These are typical comments of ladies needing a mastopexy. The correction
of this can be obtained by various means depending of the degree of
the ptosis(Breast drop). The way of correcting it varies from using
a breast implant,as in a breast augmentation, to the re-draping of
the breast tissue with or without breast implants. All this will depend
on your individual needs and will be assessed and discussed with your
surgeon.
Find out here about your
adviced recovery period.
BREAST REDUCTION
This surgery may be considered by women with very large, pendulous
breasts that may experience a variety of medical problems caused by
the excessive weight -back and neck pain-, skin irritation and breathing
problems. Bra straps may leave indentations in their shoulders. Excessively
large breasts can make a woman-or a teenage girl-feel extremely self-conscious.
Breast reduction, technically known as reduction mammoplasty, is
designed for such women. This procedure removes fat, glandular tissue,
and skin from the breasts, making them smaller, lighter, and firmer.
It can also reduce the size of the areola, the darker skin surrounding
the nipple. The outcome is to give the woman smaller, better-shaped
breasts in proportion with the rest of her body. Each case is treated
individually.
Breast reduction is usually performed not only for cosmetic improvement
but also rather for physical relief. Most women, who have the surgery,
are troubled by very large sagging breasts that restrict their activities
and cause them physical discomfort.
• In most cases, breast reduction isn’t performed
until a woman’s breasts are fully developed; however, it
can be done earlier if large breasts are causing serious physical
discomfort. The best candidates are those who are mature enough
to fully understand the procedure and have realistic expectations
about the results.
• There are few techniques to shape your breast to your
body type. The type of reduction will depend on factors like your
skin quality, degree of ptosis (breast drop) age, and your general
health condition. 90% of the breast reductions done by the mallorca
medical group surgeons are performed following the vertical scar
and round the areola (lolly pop scar). You are advised to have
a reported mammography/Ultrasound of your breasts prior to your
intervention and if there is history in your family of breast
or ovarian cancer you are advised to have a genetic testing.
Find out here about your
adviced recovery period.
MALE BREAST REDUCTION (GYNECOMASTIA)
It's actually quite common. Gynecomastia affects an estimated 40 to
60 percent of men. It may affect only one breast or both. Though certain
drugs and medical problems have been linked with male breast overdevelopment,
there is no known cause in the vast majority of cases.
The procedure removes fat and or glandular tissue from the breasts,
and in extreme cases removes excess skin, resulting in a chest that
is flatter, firmer, and better contoured.
Once your surgeon knows how much fat and glandular tissue is contained
within the breasts, he can choose a surgical approach to best suit
your needs.
Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully about your expectations
and discuss them frankly with your plastic surgeon.
Find
out here about your adviced recovery period.
BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
We believe that breast reconstruction begins before
the cancer is even diagnosed. You need to know that the majority
of the breast cancer develops in patients without family history
of this disease. It is only 5-10% of the breast cancer patients
who are due to a genetic mutation.
Perhaps you have heard of BRCA1 & BRCA2 genes.
In 1990, DNA linkage studies on large families with the above characteristics
identified the first gene associated with breast cancer. Scientists
named this gene “breast cancer 1” or BRCA1 (pronounced
brak-uh). BRCA1 is located on chromosome 17. Mutations in the gene
are transmitted in an autosomal dominant pattern in a family.
Since it was clear that not all breast cancer families were linked
to BRCA1, studies continued and in 1994, scientists discovered another
gene (similar to BRCA1) and named it BRCA2. BRCA2 is located on
chromosome 13. Mutations in this gene are also transmitted in an
autosomal dominant pattern in a family.
When a person has one altered or mutated copy of either the BRCA1
or BRCA2 gene, their risk for various types of cancer increases:
BRCA1 Mutation
• 50 percent to 85 percent lifetime risk for breast cancer
• 40 percent to 60 percent lifetime risk for second breast
cancer (not reappearance of first tumour)
• 20 percent to 60 percent lifetime risk for ovarian cancer
• increased risk for other cancer types, such as prostate
cancer
BRCA2 Mutation
• 59 percent to 82 percent lifetime risk for breast cancer
(in females)
• 6 percent lifetime risk for breast cancer (in males)
• up to 27 percent lifetime risk for ovarian cancer
• increased risk for other cancer types, such as pancreatic,
prostate, laryngeal, stomach cancer, and melanoma
These genes can be detected in a simple blood test and it take
about 4 to 6 weeks.
• If you are younger than 50 y/o , you have family history
of both breast and ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, male breast
cancer or Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry you may be interested in having
your genes tested for BRCA1 or BRCA2.
• From the moment your blood is taken it takes about a month
to know the results.
• If you don´t have BRCA1 or 2 your risk of having
breast cancer still exists as the rest of the normal population.
As a patient who has had a
mastectomy done, we will consider
your case 4 months after your
chemotherapy is finished and
6 months after your radiotherapy
is finished. This will allow
your tissues and general health
to be fit for a reconstructive
procedure.
We will require a document form
your oncologist that states
that you are tumor free before
we consider you for reconstruction.
There is a variation of methods
that can be used for this procerure
and this will depend on your
general health, skin condition,
body constitution and your wishes
of course. Generally there are
two types of breast reconstruction,
those performed with autologous
tissue(tissue from your own),
those performed with anatomical
breast prosthesis and those
that use the two former techniques.
There are advantages and disadvantages
for each of the procedures and
as a general rule, the procedures
using breast prosthesis are
simpler, quicker and easier
to recuperate and the ones done
with your own tissues are more
complex and of longer recovery.
The surgical options will have
to be discussed between you
and your surgeon in detail.
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