BREAST REDUCTION IN MELBOURNE

Breast lift or mastopexy is a procedure to tighten the breast skin and lift the breast to produce a more juvenile and firmer look. Breast reduction or reduction mammoplasty is a procedure designed to reduce the breast size and weight by removing excess breast tissue and skin. During a breast reduction inevitably a breast lift is also performed.

Breast reduction is not a cosmetic procedure, meaning that patients with large breasts causing shoulder and neck pain are eligible for a medically indicated breast reduction procedure that can be covered under their private health insurance/Medicare. Although there is a Medicare item number for breast lift as well, the criteria for a medically indicated breast lift are much stricter and in most women breast lift is considered a cosmetic procedure. For more information on breast reduction in Melbourne please refer to our dedicated blog on this topic.