I receive several emails a week inquiring about the procedures available to help breast shape and contour.  I’d like to respond to this question by delving into some of the motivations of why a woman might choose one procedure versus another.  I’ll answer in 3 parts over the next few days: 

What motivates a woman to undergo a breast contouring procedure?

The breast is the most powerful symbol of female identity.  It has been celebrated throughout time for both its ability to nurture and as an object of desire.  One can easily find classic imagery of the breast in religion, art, and literature.  Today, the power of this symbol is used aggressively in advertising.  A woman is constantly bombarded by images of young, full, healthy appearing breasts.  These images become cemented in her mind as an “ideal.”  Changes in the contour of the breast that occur with age, significant weight gain or loss, pregnancy, or cancer may move a woman away from the “ideal” breast shape that she once possessed.  By our very nature, we compare ourselves to these perceived ideals.  A woman who seeks a breast contouring procedure is dissatisfied with the appearance of her breasts and wishes to transform them closer to her ideal. 

What options are available to improve the appearance of a woman’s breasts? 

A woman can consider breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction or a combination of procedures depending on her goals and the specifics of her case.

In my next post, I’ll delve a little more into why a woman might choose one procedure versus another.  Our websites www.beauty-surgeon.com and www.drmckane.com have additional information about breast contouring procedures and before and after photographs for review.  I invite you to schedule a consultation with me if you would like to learn more about these procedures.  Please feel free to contact our office at (713) 661-5255 if you have any questions.  

-Brice W. McKane, M.D.

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