Breast Reduction Melbourne, Victoria

Breast reduction surgery is an option for women who are trying to ease the physical symptoms caused by the weight of excessively large breasts. The procedure is called “Reduction Mammoplasty” and is available to all healthy women. It is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of excessive breast tissue and reshaping of the breast. In addition to making the breast smaller, it repositions the breast higher on the chest, decreasing the amount of ‘sag’. Why would I choose to have a Breast Reduction?• To reduce breast size when breasts are heavy and pendulous or too large for the body frame.• To improve posture and ease pain in the back, neck and shoulders• To relieve pain in breast tissue, particularly around menstruation. • To allow a greater range of physical activity• To raise the position of downward pointing nipples and aerolas• To improve self-confidence in a woman who is embarrassed about her breast size• In women with a strong family history of breast cancer or multiple lumps in large breast, this procedure may provide the surgeon with an opportunity to carefully examine breast tissue Are you interested in more information?  Or would you like to make an appointment to see Mr. Tim Brown? Contact us 

Dr Liew’s specialty is in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, including having completed a fellowship at the renowned East Grinstead Queen Victoria Hospital, in the UK.  With its history in providing innovative life-changing reconstructive surgery and wholistic patient care Dr Liew has embraced these elements of surgical skill and a wholistic patient care throughout the patient surgical journey in his Melbourne Surgical Practice.   For Breast Reduction Dr Liew offers several techniques for this procedure, but the most commonly used is the inferior pedicle technique. This involves the surgeon moving the nipple to a higher position on the breast, but not removing it completely from its adjoined tissue. On rare occasions a nipple grafting technique may be used.The lower portion of the breast is cut open along the base of the breast and an amount of tissue is removed from the base and mid-section of each breast using dissection.Once the excess tissue is removed the two sides of the incision are joined to form the base of the new breast. The incision is closed with internal dissolving sutures to complete the surgery.Dr Liew is a Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon, so all of our patients have the procedure performed as an inpatient in a registered hospital under general anaesthetic.  Patients remain in hospital for one to two days.  Most patients are discharged home without drains which are removed during their inpatient stay. Recovery time is about 3-4 weeks.

Dr Liew’s specialty is in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, including having completed a fellowship at the renowned East Grinstead Queen Victoria Hospital, in the UK.  With its history in providing innovative life-changing reconstructive surgery and wholistic patient care Dr Liew has embraced these elements of surgical skill and a wholistic patient care throughout the patient surgical journey in his Melbourne Surgical Practice.   In addition to his attention to detail and medical expertise Dr Liew is passionate about the safety and quality of the implant product and only uses prestige implants that have over 50 years of extensive clinical testing.  You can be assured that every single implant has been individually quality tested before being inserted.  This adherence to surgical precision and implant quality offers patients the highest level of safety for breast augmentation surgery. Dr Liew is a Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon, so all of our patients have the procedure performed as an inpatient in a registered hospital under general anaesthetic.  Patients remain in hospital for one to two days.  Most patients are discharged home without drains which are removed during their inpatient stay. Recovery time is about 2 -3 weeks with no heavy lifting for 4-6 weeks.

The breast reduction procedure removes excess breast tissue and skin, making the breasts smaller and firmer. The areola (the pigmented skin surrounding the nipple) may be reduced and repositioned.

Breast lift surgery, called "mastopexy" lifts, firms and reshapes the breast without increasing actual breast size or weight. Loss of skin elasticity, gravity and other factors such as weight loss, pregnancy and breast-feeding ultimately affect the shape and firmness of the breasts.

Treatment consists of liposuction to reduce the volume and fullness of the breasts. In some cases further surgical intervention such as breast reduction technique is used.