Clinical Areas
Breast Surgery
Breast surgery spans two distinct purposes. Aesthetic procedures change breast size, shape, or position by choice. Reconstructive procedures restore the breast after cancer treatment, trauma, or a congenital difference.
Both are planned individually. What suits one patient may be inappropriate for another, and the right operation depends on anatomy, previous surgery, medical history, and personal priorities rather than on a procedure name alone.
Changing volume, position, or both
Patients frequently confuse the operations, because two different problems can look similar in a mirror.
Augmentation adds volume. A lift changes position without adding significant volume. Reduction removes volume while also lifting. When volume has been lost and the breast has descended, a lift combined with an implant addresses both at once.
Establishing which of these is actually the concern is the first step at consultation.
Reconstructive breast surgery
Breast reconstruction restores shape and symmetry after mastectomy, partial breast removal, trauma, or previous surgery.
It may use implants, the patient's own tissue, fat grafting, or a combination, and is coordinated with the breast surgeon and oncology team. Previous or planned radiotherapy materially changes what is advisable.
Gynaecomastia
Enlargement of male breast tissue is a separate condition with its own causes, anatomy, and surgical goals. It may involve glandular tissue, excess fat, skin excess, or a combination, and treatment is chosen accordingly.
What no operation can promise
Perfect symmetry cannot be guaranteed in any breast operation, and natural differences between the two sides commonly remain.
All breast surgery leaves scars, and breast implants are not lifetime devices. These limits are discussed openly before any decision is made.