BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY: A SOLUTION GEARED TO WELLBEING AND CONFIDENCE

Breast reduction surgery has grown in popularity in recent years due to its aesthetic and health benefits. It is indicated for women with very large and sagging breasts, who in some cases suffer associated medical problems such as back or neck pain, skin irritation, breathing problems and bone deformities.

Dr Benjamín González, a Plastic, Reparatory and Aesthetic Surgery specialist, explains that breast reduction -or to give it its technical name, reduction mammoplasty- is the appropriate surgery for such women. «The surgery reduces breast fat, glandular tissue and skin, making the breasts smaller, lighter and firmer. Nipple areas can be made smaller also», he adds.

Large breasts not only impact on body image but can trigger a range of physical problems and a lack of self-confidence that also impact on the life of the patient.

In many cases, the surgery is not performed until the breasts are fully developed. The best candidates are women who are sufficiently mature psychologically to understand the procedure and have realistic expectations concerning the outcome.

Our Grupo Dentazul Vocational Training Centre is a private centre accredited by the Canarian Ministry of Education, Universities, Culture and Sport. It offers higher-level vocational qualifications in Dental Hygiene, Dental Prosthesis and Prosthetic Audiology, which provide access to university degrees, mainly in the field of health.

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The course, held for the first time in the hospital, was attended by junior doctors from different regions across Spain and was organised by Dr Aida Rahy, coordinator of the A&E and Trauma Surgery Unit at the hospital. A&E surgery is one of the most complex forms of surgery and, for that reason, specialists reiterate the need for training.

This demanding form of surgery covers the most basic operations but also others that are carried out in extremely difficult conditions and can be very challenging due to the context.

Surgery of this kind accounts for a significant percentage of all operations in a Department of Surgery, as much as 40 % in some cases, and nearly all surgeons will be called upon at regular intervals to deal with cases in A&E.