Breast surgery after the menopause

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Facts

Price: Fr. 12'900.-
Costs covered by health insurance: Infos
Duration of surgery: 2 hours
Implementation: Ambulant
Anaesthesia: General anaesthesia
Follow-up treatment: Supportive sports bra for 6 weeks
Incapacity for work: 3 to 4 days, or longer depending on the activity
Sport: No sporting activities for 6 weeks
No direct sunlight/solarium exposure to the scar for one year

Information on breast reduction

With the menopause, the production of female hormones is reduced. This leads to a shrinkage of the mammary gland in the breast. However, the fatty tissue around the mammary gland remains. As a result, the breast feels less firm, the skin envelope is no longer fully filled out and the breast tends to sag.

Every fifth woman gets larger breasts during the menopause

Studies show that one in five women uses a larger bra after the menopause than before. The breasts therefore appear to get bigger. However, detailed analysis of the data shows that in most cases this is due to a general increase in weight and not to breast growth. The metabolism changes with the menopause and leads to an average weight gain of five to seven kilograms. In these women, around 20%, the fat content in the breasts also changes, causing them to become larger.

The same process naturally takes place with the remaining breast glandular tissue if a breast reduction is performed before the menopause. Here too, the mammary gland tissue is reduced and the fatty tissue can become larger. The difference, however, is that breast reduction also tightens the breast skin.

This reduces the risk of the breast sagging after the menopause. However, the breasts may become fuller and larger again due to the reduced excess skin that was removed with the reduction. If the patient is unhappy about this, the breast can be subjected to another breast reduction breast reduction.

The menopause in itself is no reason to postpone a breast reduction operation. However, in certain cases and depending on the patient's level of suffering, it may be advisable to wait until the menopause.

As a general rule, if you suffer from the heaviness and size of your breasts and your quality of life is very limited, you should consider a reduction in size. In retrospect, almost all patients say that they should have had the operation earlier.

Former patient reports

Interview with our former patient, Gabriela B. (54 years old), who underwent a breast reduction at the Breast Atelier after menopause.

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