Am I a Candidate for Breast Reduction Surgery?

You probably already know if you are a good candidate for breast reduction in Fort Lauderdale or Miami. Sure it is difficult to find clothes that fit you and yes, you are tired of fighting off or ignoring unwanted attention. But it's more than that. It is neck aches and backaches and shoulders that hurt. It is headaches and sweating and chafing and rashes. It is deep grooves in your shoulders from bra straps trying to work overtime. Quite frankly: overly large breasts are physically painful and can severely limit some women's activities. It is not a great way to live.

The FDA, many insurance agencies, and most doctors agree. They realize that overly large breasts cause daily, chronic pain. They understand that the discomfort, self-consciousness, and inability to participate in certain activities can cause isolation and depression. And they acknowledge that breast reduction Surgery can help restore a woman's physical and emotional well-being, improving her life as well as the lives of the people in her family. Equally importantly, it is believed that extremely dense and heavy breast tissue can hinder accurate readings in mammograms; having a breast reduction can not only help a woman to have more accurate mammogram readings, but having less breast tissue can minimize a person's potential for breast cancer.

If you think you may be a candidate for breast reduction surgery, you may be experiencing the following:

• Neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• Back pain
• Headaches
• Breast Pain
• Excessive sweating
• Under breast rashes
• Under breast infections
• Grooves in shoulders from bra straps
• Self-Consciousness
• Poor body image
• Isolation
• Depression

However, in order to be a good candidate for any kind of surgery it is important that your physical and mental health are in check. Patients need to be healthy in order to respond well during surgery and to heal correctly after surgery.

Physical Health

While surgery techniques continue to improve, surgeries are still taxing on the body and its symptoms. A healthy body will handle anesthesia better during the operation and will recover appropriately afterwards. Because of this it is important that you are physically healthy before surgery.

Diabetes, Disease, and Auto-Immune Problems

If you have diabetes, auto-immune disease or any other ongoing malady, tell your doctor and then take the needed steps to get any condition under control. Your body will need to be in optimum health in order to heal incisions and repair cellular structure.

Smoking

A person who smokes almost always has a tougher time under anesthesia - a critical part of any surgery. In addition, smoking hinders your body's ability to get needed oxygen to all parts of the body. Your body needs oxygen in the blood to repair itself after surgery. Smoking can severely slow down or even complicate the recovery process. We recommend that people stop smoking two weeks prior to their breast enhancement in South Florida.

Mental Health

It is important that you are mentally and emotionally stable before surgery. Surgery is not only taxing on the body, but in the first days after surgery, it can take it's toll emotionally. It is also important that you have clear and realistic expectations, not expecting surgery to "change your life." You will still be the same person after surgery with the same challenges and difficulties. You'll just have smaller breasts and more freedom of movement to help you get through the hard times.

To take the next step, request your certificate for a Free Breast Lift Consultation and call us at (954) 565-7575 or (800) 274-LIPO today to schedule your appointment at the South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery with locations in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.