Breast re-shaping surgeries include Breast Augmentation mammoplasty, Breast Reduction surgeries, and Mastopexy (Uplift), Breast Reconstruction, Latissimus Dorsi flaps, TRAM/DIEP flaps (using the patient’s own tissue to provide optimum results.

Breast Augmentation

• Breast augmentation is performed to enhance the appearance, size and contour of a woman's breasts.
• Indications: if breast is too small in relation to their body contour, some other women desire augmentation after size loss associated with pregnancy and lactation & others desire to correct an asymmetry in breast size.
• Breast augmentation is performed with implants that can be placed over or under the pectoralis chest muscle.
• The incision can be placed in the axilla (armpit), areola or lower breast.
• Breast augmentation can be assisted with endoscopes.
• Women should be aware, however, that breast implants may interfere with the detection of cancer and that breast compression during mammography may cause implant rupture.
• A breast implant is a silicone shell filled with either saline (a salt water solution) or silicone gel. A woman determines her desired size by fitting trial implants. Currently, saline filled implants are used on an unrestricted basis.
• Breast augmentation is a relatively straightforward procedure. As with any surgery, some uncertainty and risk are associated with breast augmentation surgery.

Breast reduction

• Indication: Large, heavy, pendulous breasts can be uncomfortable. The excess weight can cause neck pain, back pain, skin irritation, bra strap indentations, numbness or weakness.
• Breast reduction is known as reduction mammoplasty. The procedure involves removal of excess skin, fat and glandular tissue.
• With this type of surgery, scarring can be extensive.
• Normal breast sensation, nipple-areola sensation and milk production are usually preserved.
• Possible side effects include: pain and lumpiness from scar tissue and the inability to breastfeed

Breast reconstruction

• Breast reconstruction seeks to recreate a breast with the desired appearance, contour and volume. The nipple-areola component also is recreated.
• Normal breast sensation and the ability to breastfeed are lost when the sensory nerves or milk glands and ducts have been removed or significantly injured.
• The appearance, contour and volume of the breast can be recreated with implants or with a woman's own tissue.
• If an implant is used, the implant is sized to match the opposite breast.
• A breast also can be recreated using a woman's own tissue. At times, a segment of the lower abdominal wall can be used. Other tissue options for autologous (using your own tissue) reconstruction include the back muscle and skin or a segment of a buttock.

Breast lifts

• In some women, the skin is not strong or resilient enough to support the weight of the breast, causing the breasts to sag.
• With this condition, called ptosis, there is too much skin compared to breast tissue. To give the breast a lift, or what is known as mastopexy, the excess skin must be removed.