– Breast augmentation –
Breast enlargement with breast implants is a fairly common procedure for women who have minimal breast tissue. They may have lost breast volume after breast feeding, weight loss or have always had small breasts. Charles has done over 3200 breast augmentation procedures.
– Breast reduction –
Large breasts can cause discomfort and pain for some women. Back, shoulders and neck pain are common. Muscle strain can lead to headaches. Posture can be affected due to weight and attempting to hide the size of breasts. Breast reduction surgery gives a huge improvement in quality of life. Charles does over 100 breast reduction procedures every year.
– Breast lift –
A breast lift (or mastopexy) is an option for women who are unhappy with drooping breasts or low nipples. This can commonly be due to changes to breast shape occurring after breast feeding. It is a common procedure after massive weight loss when a lot of excess skin needs to be removed.
– Breast implant removal –
There are various reasons why women may choose to have their breast implants removed, including change of body shape or just not wanting them any longer. When considering breast implant removal there are a number of considerations that will depend on each persons individual situation.
– Reconstruction –
Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is a very personal decision and influenced by a number of factors including possible consideration of ongoing treatment for breast cancer. There are numerous options which which depend on your personal situation.
– Breast asymmetry –
Breast asymmetry can be very significant and difficult to disguise under tightly fitted clothing. Wearing bikinis may be impossible. For some women this causes significant embarrassment. Minor breast asymmetry though, is quite common and normal.
– Tuberous breasts –
Many women have not heard of this condition and believe they require breast enlargement or correction of breast asymmetry. The variations of tuberous breasts are fairly common and there are options regarding surgical treatments depending on each unique situation.
– Inverted nipples –
Inverted nipples are fairly common, as is one inverted nipple on one side, or the two sides having different degrees of inversion. Some women are very embarrassed by their inverted nipples, which can be easily corrected with a quick procedure under local anesthetic.