Mr Atul Khanna - Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr Atul Khanna is a consultant at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and offers a full range of cosmetic procedures in his private practice.
www.atulkhanna.co.uk
Created on 05th September 2011
I have been approved for a breast reduction via the NHS but am concerned that my breasts are not large enough. I am a 34G. Do you have any experience of performing a reduction on breasts this size and if so what size was the patient post op?
The
indications for breast
reduction
surgery in the
NHS depend on
region to region. Some Primary Care Trusts insist that such surgery is to be carried out only on patients in whom it is expected that 500g of tissue is to be excised.
I have carried out breast
reduction surgery on patients
similar to you and satisfactory
results have been achieved.
The procedure not only involves
reduction of breast tissue but also repositioning of the nipple areola complex to a higher more aesthetic level.
It is difficult to predict post-operative size following such surgery, as the measurement
of bra cup size is not an exact science. There are many studies that show that most women
are measured incorrectly even by trained staff in department stores.
