Are you struggling with breasts that are so large you suffer from daily neck, back, and shoulder pain? Do you also have stretched skin that can make your breasts appear flattened and deflated, even though they feel like they weigh a ton?

Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. David Dreyfuss has helped women find relief from discomfort and enjoy a beautiful breast appearance by performing breast reduction surgery. If you are considering this procedure, please continue reading.

Who Are the Best Candidates for Breast Reduction Surgery?

Having breasts that are disproportionately large for your frame can cause physical and psychological discomfort, no matter how old you are. During your breast reduction consultation, Dr. Dreyfuss will ask questions to learn about your concerns and determine if the surgery will help. A breast reduction can resolve:

  • Chronic shoulder, neck, or back pain
  • Chafing and skin irritation underneath your breasts
  • Numbness or tingling in your hands and fingers caused by nerve compression
  • Poor self-esteem
  • Difficulty shopping for clothes and bras
  • Mobility issues

Through breast reduction surgery, you can achieve the body you have always wanted and enhance your quality of life. If you’ve committed to maintaining a healthy weight, you may be well-qualified for breast reduction surgery at our Orland Park Surgical Center.

Patients who smoke, are obese, or suffer from diabetes or heart problems are not ideal candidates for this operation. Also, if you plan to have children, you may want to postpone your procedure until after you finish growing your family.

What Causes Stretch Marks on Your Breasts?

Several factors can cause or increase your chance of developing stretch marks on your breasts.

  • Puberty: Hormonal changes accelerate breast tissue growth, which leads to skin stretching.
  • Pregnancy: During pregnancy, your breasts start to grow as estrogen levels increase, promoting milk duct growth. This rapid expansion leads to stretch marks.
  • Weight fluctuation: When you gain weight, fat tissue increases, and vice versa. With age, collagen and elastin production decreases, resulting in a loss of skin elasticity.
  • Genetics: Researchers have identified a genetic link behind stretch mark development.

How to Eliminate Stretch Marks on Your Breasts

While you’ll have scars from your breast reduction surgery, they’ll fade over time. Dr. Dreyfuss’ ability to surgically remove your stretch marks depends on their location. You’ll find the best results with stretch marks on the underside of your breasts. On the breasts’ upper pole, breast reduction can tighten skin to make stretch marks less noticeable.

Are you a good candidate for a breast reduction to create a more appealing breast shape and position? To learn more about breast reduction surgery in Chicago and how to get relief from your overly large breasts, contact us today for a discreet consultation with Dr. Dreyfuss.

When it comes to breast size, bigger isn’t always better. While the majority of breast surgeries focus on increasing breast size, some patients are seeking surgical intervention to reduce overly large breasts that may be interfering with their health, lifestyle, self-esteem, and overall quality of life.

In this blog, we will be discussing the ideal candidate for this procedure, what they can expect from their results, and the physical and mental benefits they can enjoy.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidates for breast reduction surgery experience one or more of the following:

  • Have breasts that are too large for their body type
  • Have a breast size that is disproportionate to the rest of their figure
  • Experience neck and back pain from the excessive weight of their breasts
  • Have poor posture created by the excessive weight of their breasts
  • Have breasts that make it difficult to exercise and stay active
  • Suffer from bra strap irritation
  • Have breasts that make them feel self-conscious or emotionally unwell

At Dreyfuss Plastic Surgery, our breast reduction surgery goal is to help you achieve a breast size the is comfortable, healthy, and gives you an appearance you love and are confident in.

Expected Results

Breast reduction results in smaller, lifted breasts which are more manageable to carry physically and emotionally.

Results also include improved posture, relief from neck and back pain, more clothing choices, and the ability to move and exercise freely.

Sleep Better

Many women with oversized breasts complain about the difficulty of finding a comfortable sleeping position. This struggle can make it impossible to get a good night’s sleep and can affect the patient’s energy levels throughout the day. Additionally, searching for the best sleep position may cause stress on other parts of the body. Patients forced to sleep on their backs find it hard to breathe at times while opting for the side may irritate the shoulder or hip. Another consequence is experiencing sore joints while awake.

Improves Asthma Symptoms

Studies indicate that although rare, there can be some relief from asthma symptoms with breast reduction surgery. This improvement is caused by an increase in pulmonary function that results from an improvement in chest wall compliance after surgery.

Psychological Benefits

Although physical benefits are an important reason woman choose breast reduction surgery, there may be some psychological benefits as well. Patients often express a boost in self-confidence and self-assurance because of their improved contour and body image. The surgery can alleviate social anxiety and make socializing a more enjoyable experience.

Learn More

If you would like to have more information on the benefits of breast reduction surgery, please contact us today to schedule a consultation.

Whenever there’s an age-related question concerning breast augmentation, it always seems to focus on young women. The truth is, older women are seeking the surgery more than ever before because they want to regain the curves they used to have.

Getting breast augmentation in your 50s comes with different dynamics. Today, there are more and more women in their 50s that get breast augmentation. Their bodies have changed, and they have seen the benefits of implants during their more mature years when age, skin laxity, and gravity have affected them. Breast augmentation allows women of more mature years to age more gracefully.

What Happened to Your Breasts?

Several factors lead to sagging breast tissue. Stress, gravity, motherhood, and breastfeeding may cause significant changes to the shape and size of the breast. Other changes such as sagging, lumpectomies, mastectomies, or trauma have led to an unprecedented amount of women in their 50s who decide to get breast augmentation. So, that raises the question: what’s the right age to get breast implants?

Are You Too Old?

The answer is simple: adult women in good health can get breast implants at any time. Many older women realize amazing results with breast implants. Some women over 50 opt for breast implants after their mastectomy. Other simply choose breast augmentation for a boost in self-confidence and to make a positive physical change.

It’s a Different World with Breast Implants

In the past, women had limited options with breast augmentation; round, saline implants used to dominate the marketplace. Today, there is a selection of saline or silicone breast implants that are more in tune with natural body types.

Advancements in breast implant technology and surgical procedures have led to more women being open with the procedure because they offered better results and safer surgical techniques.

But Is It Right for You?

Older women should understand what breast augmentation can do for them. Realistic expectations will dictate that although their breast appearance will improve, breast implants will not restore the breasts they had when they were 21.

To determine if you are a good candidate, you need to consider your health – not your age! Because breast augmentation is surgery and all surgeries have a certain amount of risk, you should have a healthy immune system and no serious medical conditions.

You should be honest to your surgeon about the state of your health. You should be prepared to discuss your medical history and any prescribed medication you take presently.

Breast Lift

Most women over the age of 40 require a breast lift. Combining a breast lift with breast augmentation is quite common, and they allow women to achieve fuller, younger-looking breasts.

A breast lift is a better option if your main concern is sagging breasts and if you don’t mind a little loss of breast volume.

You may need a lift if:

  • Your breasts are sagging
  • Your nipples point downwards
  • Your nipples have become stretched

Concerns for Breast Augmentation Over the Age of 50

After deciding breast augmentation is right for you, it is important to consider certain factors that are unique for your age.

The quality of your skin and its ability to support implants is another concern. It is vital that your skin is healthy and strong enough to sustain the position of your breast implants. Skin health is also critical to recovery. Will your skin heal properly after surgery? Dr. Dreyfuss will assess your skin before surgery.

Patients should know about the effects that implant have on breast cancer screenings. There is no clinical evidence that breast implants reduce or increase the chance of cancer, but patients should alert the mammogram technician of their implants so that they can get an accurate reading.

What is probably the most important decision to make when considering breast augmentation over 50 is the surgeon. You will want someone with a high level of training and skill, and who has experience performing breast augmentations and breast lifts. You will also want them to be board-certified, so that you can ensure that they extensive aesthetic surgical training and expertise.

Moreover, make sure your surgeon has the skills to create the balanced results you’re looking for. You’ll have specific needs and aesthetic goals, so make sure you’re working with someone that knows how to help you achieve them.

For more information about breast augmentation after 50, call Dr. Dreyfuss at 815-806-9400 or contact us here.

 

 

 

Women of all ages want to look their best. And their breasts’ appearance is of high concern because it influences their confidence and self-esteem.

At age 40, many women are considering breast augmentation surgery. Whether it’s because of the consequences of pregnancy and breastfeeding, the natural effects of aging, or a desire for a more youthful look, they seek medical assistance in achieving a new appearance.

So, what should a woman in her 40s know about breast augmentation?

Mammograms

Most doctors endorse regular mammograms for women starting at age 40. Also, when a woman considers breast implants, she is likely required to have a mammogram before surgery. This practice sets a baseline for future mammograms because breast implants can obscure mammogram results.

Because breast implants affect future mammograms, it’s important to advise your mammographer of their presence so they so can adjust the procedure properly. They may require additional views for proper breast imaging.

Some women are concerned that the squeezing of a mammogram could displace or rupture their breast implants, causing a need for additional surgery. However, breast implants should not become displaced or rupture with a mammogram. Yes, they are pressed and squeezed during the process, but a properly placed implant should not have these issues.

Breast Lift

Women tend to have realistic expectations about breast augmentation outcomes when they reach the age of 40. A major concern with these women is a loss of volume which leaves the excess skin on the breast due to weight loss or childbirth. Here, the plastic surgeon must evaluate if this excess skin will hinder the aesthetics of the breast implant.

When enough excess skin exists to undermine the appearance of the procedure, the patient may require a breast lift done concurrently with her breast augmentation. However, a breast lift may result in additional scarring than a standalone breast augmentation procedure.

Despite these concerns, it’s not a mystery why more women older than 40 choose to have breast augmentation surgery. Because this age group of women are self-assured about their place in life and are more financially secure than many younger women, they tend to make the decision easily. All women, no matter their age, wish to look the best they can with the resources available to them.

Benefits of Breast Augmentation

Many women see turning 40 as the beginning of a new and exciting chapter in their life. For many, most of the responsibilities of raising young children and addressing financial challenges are behind them.

Cosmetic medicine affords them the ability to turn back the clock on their body. Here are some reasons why getting breast implants is popular with women in their 40s:

Breast Implants Rejuvenate Aging Breasts

A woman’s breast suffers many changes during her 20s and 30s. Decreasing estrogen levels may cause a loss of breast volume over time. Also, age-related effects include loss of firmness and elasticity. The results are sagging breasts.

Breast implants can be a great solution for women who feel their breast do not have the youthful appearance they once enjoyed. Implants can restore volume and perkiness while addressing some sagging as well. Even though severe sagging may cause a woman to need a breast lift, a breast augmentation may address milder sagging without a breast lift.

Although some women fear that their implants will look fake, the advanced technology of breast implants today has provided more natural outcomes than in times past. Also, the sheer number of options designed to fit individual body types can result in a breast that is natural in both appearance and touch.

Childbearing is Over

At age 40 most women have finished having children. In fact, their life is starting to open up as their children are older and more self-sufficient. The great thing about being 40 is the wait to improve your breast contour may be over, and you can look forward to perkier, fuller breasts.

You Can Look Great at 40

With the increased focus on fitness and nutrition, many women in their 40s are looking younger and more fit than ever. Age is just a number, and women still want to look appealing and gorgeous at 40 and beyond!

Adding medical grade aesthetic procedures to the mix, women have become aware of how to have a healthy, vibrant appearance well after the age of 40. By becoming self-confident with a curvy figure, and embracing their feminine appearance, the modern woman is breaking age barriers on how they look as they advance in years!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It seems like there’s no time like your 20s to undergo breast surgery; you’re young, you’re in the best shape of your life, and you’ve got your entire life ahead of you—but not so fast. Even in your 20s, there are quite a few things you should think about before you jump headfirst into breast surgery. That’s why for the first installment of our series on breast surgery, we’re going to explore the top 5 things any woman in their 20s should know about breast augmentation.

You Need to Grow Up to Glow Up

U.S. laws dictate that patients be 18 and older to receive saline breast implants and 22 and older to receive silicone implants, but surgeons also recommend that women only undergo breast surgery once their breasts have fully matured.

It makes perfect sense that patients are required to be of a certain age before they can get breast surgery. Logistically speaking, it’s ill-advised to get any kind of breast surgery when a woman’s figure is still maturing. As the breast continues to mature, breast tissue grows in size and the breasts change shape, so undergoing any kind of breast surgery means your results will be affected.

So, when do women typically reach full maturation? That’s a question that’s a little harder to answer. Women all mature differently; some women have stopped maturing in their teens, while some women continue to see changes throughout their 20s.

There’s another important criterion that patients need to consider before undergoing breast surgery: their emotional maturity. Patients should be self-aware and conscious about their motivations for undergoing breast surgery. Are you doing it to correct a deformity? To feel more sexy and confident? Either way, patients need to have a healthy mental state and realistic expectations for what breast surgery can do for them before undergoing the procedure.

You Can Go Small

Who said breast surgery is all about enhancement? One of the most common kinds of breast surgery is breast reduction, a procedure that helps women achieve more reasonably-sized breasts. Overly-large breasts can actually cause a bevy of health problems for women: back pain, shoulder pain, rashes, numbness, shortness of breath, and even headaches. When women in their teens and twenties decide that they don’t want to live the rest of their life in discomfort, breast reduction is an effective and safe procedure. In fact, in 2016, over 36,148 breast reduction procedures were performed in the U.S.

A Lift Isn’t Out of the Question

Breast lifts are usually marketed to older women—mostly because it’s seen as a remedy to breasts affected by breastfeeding, motherhood, and aging. But really, adult women of any age can get a breast lift. In fact, one of the leading causes of sagging breasts are overly heavy breasts, and women as young as their teens can suffer from sagging breasts. Once again, women need do need to have matured fully physically before they can get a breast lift, but it’s crucial to know that the breast lift isn’t merely reserved for women that want powerful rejuvenation.

It’s Not All “Go Big or Go Home”

When millennials aren’t busy posting selfies on Instagram or being blamed for the state of economy, they’re apparently choosing to get smaller-sized breast implants: plastic surgeons everywhere have noted a trend where younger patients are choosing smaller implants than the Gen-Xers and Boomers before them. According to some surgeons, women in their 20s are increasingly requesting a more natural, subtle look, rather than the dramatic, larger implants of yesteryear. Women today are also more athletically and career-minded, so many patients in their 20s like the versatility that more modest implants allow in their life.

Make Sure It Fits Your Lifestyle

Forget about how it’ll look (although it’s crucial that you love the way you look after breast surgery)—one of the most important considerations of any kind of breast surgery is whether it’ll fit well with an active lifestyle. Larger implants will get in the way of any kind of strenuous activity, so many patients choose reasonably-sized implants to make sure they can move more freely and not get weighed down. That “Goldilocks”-sized implant will vary from patient to patient, but a consultation with an experienced plastic surgeon can help you figure it out.

So, if you’re in your 20s and you’d love to keep being in the best shape of your life, consider getting relatively smaller implants that won’t get in the way of your yoga or pilates set.

You’ve got so much to look forward to in your 20s—and now, you can also have a figure you can be proud and confident in. The last thing you need to do before committing to breast surgery is to schedule your consultation with a true expert in breast surgery: Dr. Dreyfuss. Contact Dreyfuss Plastic Surgery now, for a consultation.

Springtime is coming fast, and like a flower in springtime, it’s your time to blossom. If you’ve ever felt unfeminine or self-conscious because of small breasts, then this is your chance to finally feel pride and confidence about your body. Spring is a time of growth and renewal, which is why the perfect season to embrace a new, more feminine you. Let’s take a look at how breast augmentation can let your beauty, and your inner self, bloom.

What Can Breast Augmentation Do?

Breast augmentation is your ticket to fuller, more shapely breasts and an enhanced cleavage. Using implants that move and feel like real breast tissue, breast augmentation can increase the volume of the breasts and in some instances, reshape them. With a more feminine figure, you’ll be able to fit better in your beautiful spring sundresses and feel more confident during trips to the beach and the pool. You can restore breasts flattened by breast feeding and aging and transform them to their fuller, firmer selves.
Once your breast augmentation results have fully emerged, you can enjoy the remaining springtime by showing off your new silhouette and newfound sense of confidence. In the warm, radiant, glowing springtime, you can finally look as good as your feel.

The Power of Choice

Along with being the most popular plastic surgery procedure of all time, breast augmentation is also one of the most customizable procedures available. Many surgeons emphasize that your breast augmentation should reflect your lifestyle, aesthetic goals, and personality. With the help of your surgeon, you’ll be able to choose between the types of incisions used, the kind of implant chosen for the procedure, and the placement of the implant. Every single choice you make will directly affect your results, so you’ll be able to find the right combination for you, and only you.

What’s Right for You?

Enhancement means different things for everyone. To one person, enhancement might mean dramatic change. To another person, enhancement might mean a more natural, subtle improvement. Whatever your goals are or whatever you plan to accomplish with breast augmentation, Dr. Dreyfuss will be there help you achieve them.

It takes a kind, compassionate surgeon to understand your goals and help personalize your procedure just for you. For the chance to work with a surgeon like Dr. Dreyfuss for your procedure, contact Dreyfuss Plastic Surgery now for a consultation.