Dr. Burke reviews your medical history and current medications to ensure safe planning and a smooth surgical process.
Your Breast Reduction Surgeon
Dr. Renee Burke performs breast reduction with precision and artistry, blending her medical expertise with a deep understanding of proportion. Her goal is to relieve discomfort and enhance natural contours, a mission shared by our caring team that supports your transformation every step of the way.
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Compassionate Care
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Refined Elegance
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Natural Beauty
Free Yourself From Back Pain
Our skilled surgeon reduces the size and weight of your breasts to restore physical comfort, symmetry, and elegant proportions.
The size of your breasts can weigh you down in more ways than one, causing back pain, neck strain, or self-consciousness. These symptoms can affect how you move, dress, or carry yourself, but you don’t have to endure them. Through our breast reduction surgery in South Barrington, Dr. Renee Burke helps you achieve a lighter, more balanced silhouette that enhances your comfort and confidence.
The Breast Reduction Process
Consultation
It all begins with an in-depth discussion with Dr. Burke about your symptoms, goals, and expectations. She performs an examination and explains the surgical approach that best suits your anatomy. As a result, you receive a complete understanding of what to expect, along with compassionate support as you plan your treatment.
Procedure
Dr. Burke places you under general anesthesia before removing excess breast tissue, fat, and skin while reshaping the breasts to improve symmetry and comfort. Nipple and areola repositioning may also occur for more natural-looking results. Our surgeon designs every step to enhance proportion and restore your freedom of movement.
Recovery
Your initial recovery includes rest and gentle movement, where you avoid lifting, pushing, or pulling anything over 10 pounds for 2 weeks. You must not drive while on pain medication. Swelling and tenderness are common at first, and compression garments can support healing. Results gradually reveal a lighter, more comfortable silhouette.
How We Perform Our Surgeries
Precision
Dr. Burke measures and plans carefully to remove excess tissue while preserving sensitivity and creating beautiful, natural proportions.
Artistry
Every incision and contour manifests with Dr. Burke’s eye for balance. This ensures smooth, symmetrical, and graceful results.
Compassion
From your first consultation through full recovery, our entire team provides attentive guidance and emotional support.
Pre-Care Instructions
Avoid nicotine products and alcohol in the weeks before surgery to support proper circulation and healing.
Prepare your recovery space with comfortable clothing, pillows for support, and essentials within easy reach.
Post-Care Instructions
Ensure dressings stay dry and follow detailed instructions for incision care to prevent irritation and support proper healing.
Avoid upper body exertion for 2 weeks and move gently as your strength returns. We encourage you to take short walks to improve circulation.
Make sure to attend any future visits we schedule in order to ensure your healing process is going as smoothly as planned.
Similar Services
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Dr. Renee Burke, MD
Most male patients who want to reduce excess tissue in their chests are candidates for our gynecomastia surgery in Barrington. During your consultation, we can examine your chest to make sure this option is right for you.
Yes, you can. We often combine lifts and tissue reductions to ensure your chest looks as masculine as you desire.
While we cannot guarantee that your scars will become invisible, it is common for patients to experience fading over time. You can also come in for a BBL laser treatment to help improve the appearance of surgical scars.
There is no such thing as scarless surgery and healing varies from person to person. That’s why Dr. Burke takes every step possible to ensure incisions are discreet.
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