Dr Bernard Beldholm 
Breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty) is a well-established operation, and it is one I perform regularly. It is also major surgery. It is carried out under general anaesthetic, it involves incisions on the breast, and it carries a defined set of risks and possible complications. You should understand these fully before
A mastopexy (breast lift) with breast implants combines two operations in one. In my practice I explain both parts, and how they interact, before anyone decides to go ahead. This article sets out the complications and risks I discuss at consultation. What the operation does The two parts of the
Breast augmentation (augmentation mammoplasty) is one of the more common cosmetic procedures I perform, and it is also an operation I spend a long time talking about before anyone books a date. A large part of that conversation is complications. Every operation carries risk. This article sets out the complications
Recovery happens in stages. The early days are about rest, comfort and wound care. The following weeks are about gradually returning to work, driving and activity. The final result takes longer again, as swelling settles and the implants settle into position over several months. Breast augmentation (augmentation mammoplasty) is a
Breast implant removal (explant surgery) is often thought of as undoing an augmentation. It is not. It is a separate operation on tissue that has changed since the implants went in, and it carries its own set of complications that are different from the ones discussed before the original surgery.
If you are planning to have your breast implants taken out, one of the first things you will want to know is what the recovery is actually like. This guide to breast implant removal recovery walks through it week by week, from the day of surgery to the point months
Auto-augmentation is a way of lifting the breast and adding fullness to the upper part of the breast using your own tissue, without an implant. In this operation I reposition a section of your own lower breast tissue, keeping it attached to its own blood supply, and move it to
Recovery is where a good breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty) result is protected. The operation itself takes a few hours, but the healing process takes months. How you manage the first six weeks affects your comfort, your wound healing, and how your scars settle over the year that follows. Recovery varies
Some patients decide to have their breast implants removed and, in the same discussion, ask what happens to the shape of the breast once the implant is gone. For many, removing the implant on its own leaves a skin envelope that is larger than the breast tissue left behind, and
Combining two operations changes recovery. When I remove breast implants (explant surgery) and perform a breast lift (mastopexy) in the same operation, you are recovering from more than either procedure would ask of you on its own. This article sets out what that recovery involves, week by week, so you