The story begins operation to reduce since the Byzantine Empire. In the 16th century Byzantine well known surgeon Paulusom Aegienta performed breast reduction surgery in men. Reliable information about whether he was doing these operations for women does not exist.
Technique of breast enlargement operations began actively developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main reason for the active development of breast reduction surgery - the emergence of modern local anesthetics and development of the doctrine of asepsis and antisepsis.
Basic principles of operation for breast reduction have been formed in the early 20th century, and in the late 20's and 30's by some surgeons have suggested ways to bring the nipple-areola complex on the supply pin.
