Breast reduction or reduction mammoplasty manages to reduce and harmonize the size of the breasts.

This surgery aims to reduce the volume of breast tissue, both fat and gland, raise the nipple areola complex to its correct position and remodel the remaining tissue, narrowing and raising the breast, for which the excess skin must also be resected. .

There are many breast reduction techniques, which must be adapted to each particular case, the objective is always to adapt and harmonize the breasts to the patient's body. The technique to use depends on the amount of tissue to be removed and the distance the nipple areola complex must be moved.

Generally, the resulting scar is in the shape of an anchor or inverted T, being a scar that surrounds the areola and descends in a straight line towards your breast crease in which it will also encompass a linear scar which will be hidden in the future under the same inframammary fold and its length will depend on the size of your torso and the tissue to be removed.

This procedure may or may not include the placement of breast implants.