Before you put yourself under the surgeon’s scalpel you need to know more about the possible techniques for this particular process. Of course determining the proper technique for the breast reduction surgery is not your ultimate call but knowing the different techniques will give you an idea about what the surgeon is going to do and will help you ask the proper questions to your surgeon.

The first standard technique is the anchor technique; in this one the surgeon will cut the skin in three different directions horizontally along the breast crease, vertically from the breast crease to the lower end of the areola and finally a circular incision around the areola itself. The diagram resembles an anchor and it is used in different degrees of breast reduction.

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