Suitable age for mammoplasty surgery

Mammoplasty is a type of surgery that aims to correct the shape or reshape the breast. There are two main types of mammoplasty:
Augmentation mammoplasty, which is usually done to increase breast size using implants.
Reduction mammoplasty is performed to reduce the size of the breast by removing the skin and fat and extra breast tissue.
There is no ideal age or age limitation for breast reduction surgery.

What is Macromastia?

Macromastia refers to having abnormally large breasts. Clinically, this condition is associated with breast hypertrophy with pathological findings that are a direct or indirect result of breast weight, volume, or deformity.
Hormonal changes: Women breasts grow during puberty by increasing estrogen. Pregnancy and milk production can also cause breast enlargement due to hormonal changes.
Medication: Some medications can cause breast tissue to enlarge in both men and women.
Adolescence is a stressful time for any girl who reaches puberty. If girls encounter something that sets them apart from others at school, whether good or bad, it can be difficult for them. Some young girls have larger than average breasts even at a young age, which causes them to be ridiculed and unwanted attention. In addition to mental disorders, these girls also face backwardness in their activities, these girls face a disease called macromastia.
Although breast hypertrophy can lead to symptomatic macromastia, because body shapes and sizes are so different, there are no universal measurements to describe clinical macromastia. Large breasts can interfere with physical activity such as exercise and heavy work. Achieving a cleft palate is difficult for many of these patients. This underlying skin may be exposed to skin hazards as a result of infection for health reasons.

What are the signs and symptoms of macromastia?

Physical signs and symptoms of macromastia include:
Shoulder grooves of heavy bra strap
Pain in the shoulders, neck, and back
Skin change under the breast (intertrigo)
Decreased ability to perform physical activities due to breast pain
Chronic headaches/migraines

What is the recommended treatment for macromastia?

The most accepted first line of macromastia treatment is breast reduction surgery. This procedure is an ideal treatment method to improve the quality of life-related to health and eliminate preoperative symptoms.
There are other medical treatment options, such as hormone modulators. However, these drugs have different results because they may easily stop breast growth without reducing symptoms.

What age is suitable for breast reduction surgery?

While breast reduction surgery can often be performed with confidence and success for patients in their mid-teens, many cosmetic surgeons prefer to wait until they are at least 18 years old.

Can a teenager undergo reduction mammoplasty?

This surgery can be performed when a person has completed 90% of their growth, which can occur from the age of 13 or 14 in girls and 15 or 16 in boys. Often, this surgery is performed on girls with oversized breasts, whose large breast size limits their physical activity and also causes back and shoulder pain.

Is 55 years old too old for mammoplasty surgery?

At the age of 50, there are more problems after breast reduction surgery, the results show that women over 50 are at higher risk of infection after breast reduction surgery.
Breast reduction surgery, like any other major surgery, carries risks, such as bleeding, infection, and an adverse reaction to anesthesia.
Other potential risks include:
Bruising, which is usually temporary
scar
Loss of sensation in the nipples and the skin around the nipples (areola)
Problem or inability to breastfeed
Differences in the size, shape, and symmetry of the left and right breasts, which may lead to reconstructive surgery to improve the appearance of the patient’s breasts.

Who is a good candidate for breast reduction surgery?

Excessively large breasts can cause health and emotional problems. In addition to problems with self-esteem, large breasts may cause pain and physical discomfort. Excessive breast tissue can impair a person’s ability to lead an active life.

Can women of all ages have augmented mammoplasty surgery?

The good news about breast augmentation surgery is that there is no age limit. While breast augmentation surgery is an invasive surgery, it is a procedure that has been performed for decades and the best surgeons have a lot of experience in breast surgery.
Health and (not age) is the most important factor, that is, as long as a woman is in good health, breast implant surgery can be performed. There is no age limit for breast augmentation surgery (and other cosmetic procedures) as long as the person is healthy and the body supports the resulting changes.
According to the American Society for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, breast augmentation has been the focus of youngest women between the ages of 19 and 34, accounting for almost half of all women who underwent breast augmentation in 2015.
Women between the ages of 35 and 50 make up 38.7 percent, 11 percent of women between the ages of 51 and 64, and the remaining two percent are equally divided between women 18 and younger and over 65.

What happens to a breast implant as it ages?

In some cases, due to the extra weight in the breasts, breast implants can cause a slight increase in sagging breasts. This is similar to what a person with larger natural breast experiences./Mammaplasty surgery in Iran

Breast augmentation with lift

The vast majority of women over the age of 50 need a breast lift. Performing only incremental surgery will not be enough to correct the age-related sagging problem. This is more likely, especially if the person has had children in the past or was overweight. Because both breast augmentation and breast lift surgeries require more significant time (recovery) and more budget, many patients prefer these procedures at the same time.

What is the minimum age for incremental mammoplasty?

Adolescent girls can also have breast augmentation surgery, but it is important to know that the breasts must be fully grown before the operation. For most women, breasts are fully grown by the age of 18, although in some cases they grow earlier and in others later.
Even if a person’s breasts appear to be fully grown by age 16, it is recommended that they wait at least 18 years before breast augmentation surgery. The minimum age recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for breast implants is 18 years for saline implants and 22 years for silicone implants.
Finally, do not forget that the key to plastic surgery success is choosing the right plastic surgeon. Make sure your chosen surgeon has a board degree or is a member of one or more reputable and experienced plastic surgery associations. Also, if the patient is older, it should be considered whether the surgeon has performed breast surgery on patients 50 years of age or older. By reviewing the surgeon’s past work on his patients, one can get a better idea of ​​the type of result can be achieved.
Moj Aramesh Amitis Company will assure dear patients that their doctor will perform mammoplasty surgery considering the patient’s condition and age.
Many experienced doctors and specialists in Moj Aramesh Amitis Company are with us to perform the best cosmetic surgeries for all ages and the least side effects for dear patients from all over the world.

Written by: S.Hajizadeh

Translated by: N.Rahimifar