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Is breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty) a painful procedure?

April 26, 2017breast mammaplasty painful procedure reduction

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Is breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty) a painful procedure?

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There is discomfort for several days following breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty) surgery that is controllable with the use of pain medications taken by mouth. Dr. Mayfield also uses the ON-Q pain pump system for postoperative pain relief. ON-Q is a small high-tech balloon that holds local anesthetic (a pain numbing medication) and delivers it through a tiny specially designed tube directly into the surgical incision site. The medication is delivered continuously and slowly for several days after surgery.