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Breast Reduction
January 3, 2008 |
Large breasts can be a source of chronic pain for millions of women. Genie Sine
says she was one of those women. “It was really painful it got to a point where
I couldn’t stand for a long time and even laying down certain positions hurt. Throbbing
on my shoulders or my upper back and after taking so many Advil or Tylenol I was
like you know I don’t want to take this forever.” Genie’s pain became so severe
that she began to search for a more permanent pain reliever; breast reduction surgery.
Dr. Drew Kreegel is a board certified plastic surgeon with Lee Memorial Health
System. He says the surgery is a good fit for women like Genie. “It involves the reduction
in the size of the breast, removal of breast tissue and breast skin, positioning
of the breast, reshaping of the breast and repositioning the breast higher up on
the chest wall. It relieves a lot of the negative aspects of large, heavy, pendulous
breasts.” Genie says she was so excited about the procedure she was counting down
the
days until her surgery.
“My husband was with me and I was so happy I was smiling…I couldn’t stop smiling.”
After just one week, Genie was back to work and loving her new body. Now a few months
later she says, “I still can’t stop smiling. I’m so happy. I’m happy emotionally,
physically I feel great. I’m so happy I had that surgery.” Dr. Kreegel says Genie
was an almost perfect candidate for breast reduction surgery. “She’s doing excellent.
She had a better than average post-operative course. She’s young, she’s strong,
she’s in good condition, and had a great attitude going in the surgery and after
surgery and these are the elements we like to see in an ideal candidate for any
type of surgery.” Breast reduction surgery is typically an outpatient procedure
and is often covered by health insurance. Physicians say most patients are able
to return to normal activities within one or two weeks after a breast reduction
procedure.
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