Types of Breast Surgery, Enhanced
Breast surgery is one of the well known medical practices today. It is defined as any form of surgery performed on the breast. People choose to undergo it maybe to enhance their aesthetic values, to reconstruct the breasts, to fight life threatening illnesses such as breast cancer, or to correct the imperfections of the breasts after undergoing such surgical treatments. Patients may choose to receive medications and local anesthesia to keep them awake during the operation, or general anesthesia for a painless operation while they are asleep.
The widely-known types of breast surgery performed to cure breast cancer are mastectomy, lumpectomy, and quadrantectomy. These are done to prevent the cancer from spreading out in the other parts of the body and to prevent it from recurring. Mastectomy is done by removing one or both breasts surgically. Lumpectomy is a type of breast-conserving surgery. It is the removal of a distinct lump in the breast- either a benign tumor or a breast cancer. Quadrantectomy, also known as partial or segmental mastectomy and also a form of breast-conserving surgery, is the removal of a quadrant of the breast to take out the tumor or cancer. The type of surgery to be performed on breast cancer patients depend on their genetics, their other medical conditions, the size of their breast, the size and location of the lump, the tumor grade, the node status, and many other factors.
The types of reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery include breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, areola and nipple reduction, and breast reconstruction. Breast augmentation is done to increase the size of the breasts, usually by insertion of prosthesis called the breast implant- which is filled with saline solution, silicone gel, or composite. Breast augmentation can also be done through fat transfer, wherein fats suctioned from fatty portions of the body are used as implants. Breast lift is for those who, for some reason, have lost the usual mass in their breasts, causing them to become saggy and droopy. Nipple or areola reduction is the answer for those who find their nipples or those dark areas surrounding them too enlarged, considering the size of their breasts. Breast reconstruction, usually preferred by those who had undergone mastectomy, involves more than one of the cosmetic procedures mentioned above. It also involves several other procedures like tissue relocation. The aim of this procedure is to bring back or rebuild the natural look of the patients' breasts.
The widely-known types of breast surgery performed to cure breast cancer are mastectomy, lumpectomy, and quadrantectomy. These are done to prevent the cancer from spreading out in the other parts of the body and to prevent it from recurring. Mastectomy is done by removing one or both breasts surgically. Lumpectomy is a type of breast-conserving surgery. It is the removal of a distinct lump in the breast- either a benign tumor or a breast cancer. Quadrantectomy, also known as partial or segmental mastectomy and also a form of breast-conserving surgery, is the removal of a quadrant of the breast to take out the tumor or cancer. The type of surgery to be performed on breast cancer patients depend on their genetics, their other medical conditions, the size of their breast, the size and location of the lump, the tumor grade, the node status, and many other factors.
The types of reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery include breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, areola and nipple reduction, and breast reconstruction. Breast augmentation is done to increase the size of the breasts, usually by insertion of prosthesis called the breast implant- which is filled with saline solution, silicone gel, or composite. Breast augmentation can also be done through fat transfer, wherein fats suctioned from fatty portions of the body are used as implants. Breast lift is for those who, for some reason, have lost the usual mass in their breasts, causing them to become saggy and droopy. Nipple or areola reduction is the answer for those who find their nipples or those dark areas surrounding them too enlarged, considering the size of their breasts. Breast reconstruction, usually preferred by those who had undergone mastectomy, involves more than one of the cosmetic procedures mentioned above. It also involves several other procedures like tissue relocation. The aim of this procedure is to bring back or rebuild the natural look of the patients' breasts.