Breast Asymmetry

Breast Asymmetry

The great majority of women have mild breast asymmetry. However, when the asymmetry is significant, it may adversely affect the woman’s body image, her self-esteem and confidence. Women with breast asymmetry may have breasts that are different in size, shape, or position. The asymmetry corrective surgery rectifies all these concerns and makes the breasts look equal and beautiful.

Classification of Breast Symmetry

Anisomastia:

a significant difference in the volume and size of the breasts.

Anisothelia

a difference between the nipples and areolas.

Combined asymmetry:

anisomastia and anisothelia

Get perfectly symmetrical breasts through surgery

Breast Augmentation Surgery

Breast augmentation is a cosmetic surgical procedure to enhance both the shape and size of the breasts using implants or body fat or both. Both the techniques individually are good options to enlarge smaller breasts and acquire symmetry.A combination of breast implants or fat grafting with hybrid breast augmentation can help acquire desired symmetry with greater accuracy.

Nipple/Areola Reshaping Surgery

Nipple/Areola Reshaping Surgery is done to either restore the nipples to their original position on the breast or correct mal-positioning due to stretched skin, drooping breasts, and other factors. This procedure is usually performed in combination with other cosmetic breast surgery procedures.

Breast Lift Surgery (mastopexy)

Breast lift is a surgical procedure for reposition of one or both of the breasts and helps to bring symmetry to the breasts’ profile. This procedure will improve the position of the breasts on the chest wall and can be performed in conjunction with a breast augmentation or breast reduction or separately. Breast lift surgery can be performed both with and without implants. In breast lift without an implant, excess skin is removed, and breast tissue is reshaped to raise the breasts changing the shape of the breast. Apart from changing the shape of the breast, breast lift with implant will also increases the volume of the breast.

Breast reduction surgery

Breast reduction surgery is done to reduce the size of the breasts by removing excess glandular and fatty tissues to achieve the desired size, proportionate to the body. It may also reduce pain and discomfort in women who have very large breasts. It is performed either by surgically removing excess tissues or rarely through liposuction.

Post Operative Care for breast reduction

The post operative course depends upon the type of procedure performed. The details of postoperative care for each procedure is described in detail  in the respective articles.

In general, you may experience bruising and swelling after the surgery, which may subside in 7-10 days’ time.

In general, you may experience bruising and swelling after the surgery, which may subside in 7-10 days’ time.

You may be advised to wear a compression garment (supportive medical bra) for 4-6 weeks which may help you with more comfort, reduced swelling and bruising, and fixation of implant in proper position.

You ask, we answer.

Every woman’s breasts are asymmetrical to some extent. Surgery is only recommended if the difference is obvious.  You may consult our team of surgeons and get an analysis to know whether you need the asymmetrical breast correction surgery or not. Usually when the difference in volume of both breasts is more than one cup size, or the nipple levels are quite different, then surgical correction is indicated. In general, any female who has completed breast development and is distressed by any asymmetry in the size, shape, level of her nipples or position of her breasts may consider breast asymmetry corrective surgery.

You can enjoy a pleasing shape with better symmetry and in better position suiting your physique.

Like any other cosmetic breast surgery, breast asymmetry correction may be associated with risks like  infection, seroma (collection of fluid), haematoma (collection of blood), delayed wound healing, temporary loss of sensation around the nipple, very rarely  capsular contracture. But, they are very rare after a standard breast surgery in our safe hands

Individual cases may vary but generally, mothers can breastfeed after having breast asymmetry correction. Rarely, some women do experience reduced nipple sensation following breast asymmetry surgery making it difficult to trigger the milk let down reflex.

Scars are an inevitable part of any invasive surgery. As Specialist Plastic Surgeons, we will endeavour to minimize scarring and to keep your scars as inconspicuous as possible. Most of the scars are hidden in the crease underneath the breast, but there will always be a fine scar around the areola following a breast lift. Scars may fade with time and become barely be noticeable over a period of time.