Breast Surgery
Breast surgery is an artistic endeavor, an exercise in right-brain creativity. Clarification of patient expectations and knowledge of individual anatomical characteristics are critical to the surgical plan, but ultimately it is an internalized vision of what is normal and aesthetically pleasing that guides the plastic surgery procedure.
Achieving an “ideal” aesthetic outcome in breast surgery is a desirable but elusive goal. Although standards of beauty exist and define the ideal breast, these standards cannot always be approximated through plastic surgery. Plastic Surgeons’ tools are tissue, muscle, and skin, and every incision or transfer of tissue results in scars and changes that cannot be erased. Furthermore, each patient heals in a unique manner.
The plastic surgeon’s primary goal is to understand the patient’s aesthetic ideal and to plan a procedure that will meet the patient’s expectations as closely as possible; her psychological well-being is closely tied to the success of the operation and the excellence of the result. A woman’s breasts must not only look good, they must also be sensitive and feel normal. Softness, warmth, smoothness, mobility on the chest wall, and sensitivity to touch, particularly in the central breast and nipple–areolar region, are all important aspects of the normal breast.
Breast Augmentation | Breast implants
Everything you need to know about breast implants:Breast augmentation is one of most common plastic surgery procedures performed in Cyprus. The most important reason for a woman to undergo augmentation is the small size of the breast with insufficient volume. Women with small breasts may have doubts about their femininity, leading sometimes to a lack of confidence and self-esteem. It is amazing how the behavior of a woman changes after surgery, both with the environment and the relationship with her partner.What are Breast implants?The enlargement is achieved by using the so-called silicone breast implants. These are implants that look like ...
Breast lift | Mastopexy
Breast lift or Mastopexy, is a surgery able to improve the appearance of sagging or ptotic breasts. The breasts due to weight fluctuation or the effects of a pregnancy, will change over time, and will lose the youthful shape and firmness. This can create some problems to a woman as she will not be able to wear low cut tops or even swim suits.The ptosis can be categorized by evaluating the position of the nipple relative to the infra-mammary fold (the point at which the underside of the breasts attach to the chest wall) using the Regnault ptosis scale.Grade 1: ...
Breast Reduction
Breast reduction surgeryremoves excess breast fat, glandular tissue and skin to achieve a
breast size in proportion with your body and to alleviate the discomfort
associated with overly large breasts.Overly large breasts can cause
some women to have both health and emotional problems. In addition to
self image issues, you may also experience physical pain and discomfort.
The weight of excess breast tissue can impair your ability to lead an
active life. The emotional discomfort and self-consciousness often
associated with having large pendulous breasts is as important an issue
to many women as the physical discomfort and pain.Breast
reduction surgery ...
Gynecomastia (Male Breast)
What is gynecomastia?Gynecomastia is a common disorder and involves the development of large breasts in males. This can cause problems concerning their appearance and may affect their self-esteem. Many patients avoid exposing their chest e.g. on the beach and at the gym and they avoid wearing clothes that are too tight. Particularly in Cyprus, it may cause several psychological problems to the teenagers during the military service.What causes gynecomastia?The most common form is the so-called pubertal gynecomastia and it is caused by an imbalance of the hormones testosterone and estrogen. It occurs in about 40% of the adolescents between the ...
Inverted Nipple
An inverted nipple (occasionally invaginated
nipple) is a condition where the nipple, instead of pointing outward,
is retracted into the breast. In some cases, the nipple will be
temporarily protruded if stimulated, but in others, the inversion
remains regardless of stimulus. The most common causes of nipple inversion include:Born with conditionBreastfeedingTrauma which can be caused by conditions such as fat necrosis, scars or it may be a result of surgeryBreast Sagging, Drooping or PtosisBreast cancer including breast carcinoma, Paget's disease and Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)Breast infections or inflammations such as mammary duct ectasia, breast abscess or mastitisAround
10-20% of all ...