Dr. Asaad H. Samra, a native of New Jersey, and delighted to be practicing in his home state.Dr. A. Samra has been the Medical Director for The Center for Wound Healing in Bayshore Hospital since 2008 and has led that team to receive two Center of Excellence awards. He has served as Chief of Surgery of Bayshore Medical Center, in addition to currently being a Trustee of the Bayshore Medical Center Foundation. Haute Beauty chats with Dr. Samra to learn more about breast reduction surgery. 

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HB: What is a Breast Reduction?

This is a procedure in which excess breast tissue is removed to decrease the size of the breast as well as the weight of the breast while enhancing the shape.

HB: How does this procedure work?

Breast reduction surgery is an outpatient procedure. Typically the procedure takes anywhere from about 2-4hours depending on the amount of breast tissue that needs to be removed. For smaller reductions, limited incisions can be made which also limits the scarring. An example would be a lollipop reduction in which the incision and scar is limited to a scar that looks like a lollipop that goes around the areola and extends down to the fold of the breast. For larger reductions, a reduction with an anchor scar is done. This technique allows for more breast tissue to be removed, but the tradeoff is more scarring.

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HB: Who is the best candidate for a Breast Reduction?

Anyone who feels that their breasts are too large and heavy.

HB: What is recovery like?

Recovery is about 3-4 weeks, during which time the patient should refrain from upper body or aerobic exercises.