Breast Reduction in Inverness, Illinois (IL)

It’s not uncommon for women to be unhappy with the size of their breasts. Breast reduction surgery removes fat, skin, and breast tissue to help you achieve a smaller, lighter breast that is less cumbersome and more visually appealing.

How breast reduction surgery is performed

Breast reduction surgery is done under general anesthesia, and involves a combination of liposuction, excision of glandular tissue, and skin removal.

Some breast reductions may be accomplished with liposuction only. Your surgeon removes fat from your breasts using a liposuction tool called a cannula, which is a thin tube connected to a medical vacuum. Your surgeon inserts the cannula into your breasts and uses it to break up and suction away fat.


If your breasts are very large and sag significantly then you may also need glandular tissue removed and skin trimmed away to achieve better looking results. Your surgeon will make careful patterns of incisions on your breasts, excise glandular tissue, and remove excess skin. Your nipples and areolas may also be moved higher up on your breasts. The incisions are then closed with stitches.

Recovery

Recovery time depends on the extent of your surgery. Most women can return to work one day after liposuction-only breast reduction. Surgery that involves significant incisions and tissue removal will have more down-time from one to two weeks, and you’ll have to avoid strenuous activity for about one month. Pain, swelling, and bruising should subside after a few days.

Costs

The costs of breast reduction surgery vary by the extent of work done, your surgeon, and location. Since your breast reduction surgery can involve multiple procedures, your surgeon and health insurance provider can help with more specific cost information. 


About Christopher Pelletiere, MD

Barrington Plastic Surgery, Ltd. offers a full array of reconstructive and aesthetic surgical procedures. Dr. Christopher Pelletiere performs the full spectrum of plastic surgery procedures including hand surgery, reconstruction after trauma or cancer, skin cancer treatment and repair, burn treatment, wound reconstruction, and the full spectrum of aesthetic procedures, both surgical and non-surgical.

Consultations are available Monday through Friday, depending on the schedule and request. There is a fee for consultations; however, this is waived if surgery is scheduled. There is no time limit during consultations, or even follow-up visits, since each visit is very personal in nature. Patients are never rushed and are encouraged to take as much time as they need when discussing their problems, surgery, follow-up, etc. All consultations are done with the doctors themselves - there are no patient coordinators, aesthetic consultants, etc. that come between you and the doctors.

Surgery is performed in our in-office surgical suite, a day-surgery center, or a local hospital, depending on the health of the patient, the extent of the procedure, and the type of anesthesia required.
For reconstructive procedures, we are contracted with most insurance companies. For those companies we are not contracted with, we will still work with them to ensure that the majority of a patient's reconstructive work is paid by insurance and not the patient.

For aesthetic procedures, payment in full is due on the day of surgery.

As a practice, we believe that mutual trust, respect, and attention to detail are critical for providing the optimal surgical result for each patient. We also believe in patient privacy and strict confidentiality. We do not advertise in magazines, newspapers, etc. - we let word of mouth from our patients be our referral base, since excellent work and patient rapport speaks much more than any advertisement can. We take pride in the fact that we have an extraordinarily high number of returning patients, with a patient base that encompasses not only the entire Chicago area, but also nationally and internationally, from Europe to South America.

Featured Specialist for Breast Reduction in Inverness, IL

Christopher Pelletiere, MD

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1602 Colonial Parkway

Inverness, IL 60067

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