Breast Reduction

Large breasts causing discomfort?

If your large breasts are causing physical discomfort or embarrassment, The Skin Centre is here to help. You’re not alone if you feel burdened by large breasts and suffer skin irritation, shoulder indentation from bra straps, back and neck pain, or headaches as a result.

If you’d like to decrease the size of your breasts to increase your level of comfort and to enjoy wearing strapless, figure-fitting clothing, we can help.

The Skin Centre offers a Non-Scarring breast reduction technique through tumescent liposculpture.

Dr Paul Salmon introduced this technique to New Zealand 20 years ago. Since then, it has become increasingly popular amongst women who wish to avoid the scarring which results from traditional breast reduction and who want a fully functional and sensate nipple after their reduction.

Dr Paul Salmon

Contact us today to see if this procedure is right for you!

What is the process?

Specialist Consultation

A consultation with a Specialist is the essential first step in your cosmetic surgery journey. During this first consultation, you will get the chance to meet your Specialist team and discuss your goals and expectations.

Your Specialist will examine the nature of your breasts, take into account your expectations, and explain the probable outcome of your procedure.

You will be required to have blood tests, a mammogram, and a visit with the specialist nurse prior to the procedure. We will be able to give you all the forms needed and explain everything to you.

You will be given a personalised quote and information to go over before booking in your procedure.

About procedure day

Dr Salmon and Dr Seine perform breast reduction by liposculpture at our purpose-built rooms at SkinCentre Tauranga. This procedure is performed using light oral sedation and tumescent local anaesthesia. Several tiny (3-4mm) well-concealed incisions are made in the breast to insert the micro cannula.

The fatty tissue is then carefully suctioned away.

The entire procedure takes approximately three hours.

Some numbness and tingling can be common after the breast reduction procedure and can take 3-6 months to resolve. This is in contrast to standard excisional reduction mammoplasty, which can leave you with an insensate nipple, ropey, tender skin, and unable to breastfeed.

Trauma to the breast tissue is minimal during tumescent liposculpture, which means there’s a much higher success rate of being able to breastfeeding than after excisional surgery. 

We will provide you with specific post-operative care information to help you recover.

How wil I feel after my Breast Reduction Surgery?

Post-operatively, most patients experience minimal discomfort from breast reduction surgery via liposculpture. You will be in the recovery room for only about two hours before you are able to go home. Dressings are worn for the first day or two.

Compression garments will be worn for 24 hours for the first two weeks, followed by 12 hours a day for the next six weeks, plus a very supportive bra. This is an all-important step as it enables the skin to shrink back into shape without stretching or bagging.

Patients are encouraged to resume normal activities as soon as they feel up to it.

Your NEW figure

Breast reduction can be life changing, it makes a dramatic change in your appearance and your outlook.

For women who want less mass in their breasts, tumescent liposculpture can provide the answer. This procedure will reduce the size of the breasts, but it won’t alter their basic shape. However, it is capable of elevating the nipple upwards and inwards to a certain extent.

Many patients find relief from back pain and new enjoyment in sports, exercise, dancing and even walking.