Question:
I have been thinking about breast reduction surgery just because it is so hard to find clothes. What actually happens during the procedure? Is it like liposuction for breasts?
Answer:
It is not at all like liposuction for breasts because the breast tissue is actually removed during the procedure. The excess breast tissue is removed but sufficient breast tissue is left so that the breast can be shaped and sculpted into a pleasing shape. The breast tissue is then lifted and resuspended so that it is in the proper position and shaped like a much more natural looking breast. The excess breast tissue is then sent off to Pathology where it is examined to make sure to weigh the specimen and also to make sure there is no evidence of any hidden breast cancer.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.