For individuals with large breasts, Breast Reduction can improve your figure and facilitate your pursuit of a more active lifestyle. It may also help back and shoulder pain due to the weight of large breasts.
Breast Reduction Case 30228
Age: 59
Note: This patient came in wanting a revision of her breast procedure. She had a breast reduction elsewhere and then had a revision and she came in looking to be smaller still. She underwent a redo breast reduction with liposuction of the outer chest and axilla.
Her new scars are healing but still pink. Notice she is lifted and smaller with a more proportional areola and less skin-on-skin contact beneath the breast.
Breast Reduction Case 30208
Age: 32
Estimated cup size change:D TO C
Note: This patient came into the office desiring an improvement in breast shape and also a smaller size. She was a very full D and interested in going down between 1-2 cups.
Notice her new nipple position particularly in the profile and 45-degree angles. The breasts are lifted, slightly smaller, with an improved overall shape.
Breast Reduction Case 30206
Age: 38 Estimated cup size change: DD to D
Note: This patient felt her breast shape had drooped after having children and she also neck back and shoulder pain at work. She elected to have a lift and a conservative reduction of around 1 cup size.
Notice her overall breast shape is lifted, most notably on side view, and her areolas match her lifted and tighter breasts. This patient also had liposuction of the outer chest area for contour.
Breast Implant Removal and Lift Case 30175
Age:44
Estimated cup size change: DD to C
Note: This patient had 425cc implants years ago and was tired of having large breasts and wanted to go back to her natural size and have a lift. She underwent drainage of the implants and then a surgical lift. Her scars are still pink and visible at 3 months but will continue to fade. She is thrilled to be smaller and it is easier to find clothing and workout with her new body shape.
Breast Lift / Reduction Case 30160
Age:30
Note: This patient had always been asymmetric with regard to her breast size, and once she was done with family planning, she also noticed some drooping. She wanted to have a breast lift for an improved breast aesthetic, and also improve her symmetry. She elected a breast lift with a small reduction for symmetry and also some axillary liposuction.
Notice the improvement in symmetry with perky, lifted breasts, especially evident on the side profile. Her scars are 3 months old and will fade to nearly imperceptible with time.
Breast Reduction Case 30159
Age:30
Estimated cup size change: D to C
Note: This patient had always been asymmetric with regard to her breast size, and once she was done with family planning, she also noticed some drooping. She wanted to improve her symmetry and also have a lift. She preferred the size of her smaller side, so she underwent a lift on one breast and a reduction on the other for symmetry. The patient also elected to have some liposuction in the armpit area.
Notice the improvement in symmetry with perky, lifted breasts, especially evident on the side profile. Her scars are 3 months old and will fade to nearly imperceptible with time.
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Breast Reduction Photos Case 30121
Age:35
Estimated cup size change: DD to C
Note: This patient came in with concerns regarding her body after childbirth. Regarding her breasts, she felt too full and noticed some drooping after breastfeeding. She elected to have a breast reduction with liposuction.
Breast Reduction Example 30067
Age:18
Estimated cup size change: DD to C
Note: This woman came in to discuss a plastic surgery operation that would alleviate her neck and back pain. Large breasts ran in her family and she came in with support from a family member who had the same procedure.
The patient elected to undergo bilateral breast reduction with liposuction of the axillary region. She went from a DD to a C cup and had complete resolution of her neck, back and shoulder pain. These 3-month scars will continue to fade with time.
Breast Reduction Example 30059
Age: 58
Estimated cup size change: F to DD
Note: This woman came in to discuss a plastic surgery operation that would alleviate her neck and back pain from having large breasts. She was also interested in improving her abdomen and flank contour as well as her inner thighs.
After a long discussion about the differences in results and recovery between liposuction alone vs. liposuction with a tummy tuck, she chose to have liposuction of the abdomen, flanks and inner thighs without a tummy tuck.
The patient went from an F cup to a DD with alleviation of her neck and back pain. Her confidence got her back in a bikini for the first time in years!
Breast Reduction 30049
Age:61
Estimated cup size change: DDD to D
Note:This woman came in to discuss a plastic surgery operation that would alleviate her neck and back pain from having large breasts, and also make a bikini top easier to wear. She was particularly bothered by skin bunching up beneath the bra strap in the back.
She elected to have a breast reduction and lift at the same time as a bra-line back lift.
Her cup size went from an F to a DD. Her scars are still in the maturing phase but she can now wear a bathing suit top without having extra skin spilling over the strap. Her neck and back pain is improved and her only wish was that she would have done it sooner!
Breast Reduction 30021
Age: 25
Estimated cup size change: DDD to C
Note: This young woman had significant problems with back pain and shoulder grooving, causing her to have difficulty in sport participation. She had breast reduction with removal of approximately 1400 cc from each side. The photos were taken at two months and the redness of the scar is expected to fade in a few more months.
Breast Reduction 30036
Age:58
Estimated cup size change: F to D
Note:This patient had always been large-chested, but after menopause she experienced further growth that gave her symptoms such as neck pain, shoulder grooves and rashes beneath the breast. The breasts had also gotten more droopy.
She desired to have a proportional size breast that was not too small for her frame, and lifted back up onto her chest. She elected to undergo a breast reduction procedure with liposuction of the axillary fat Notice the smaller and perkier profile with improved definition along the outside border of the breast.
Breast Reduction 30003
Age: 32
Note: This woman had breast reduction with removal of 780 cc of her right breast and 590 cc of her left breast. A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) was performed at the same time. She has significant improvement of her body contour as a result. These photos were at seven months after surgery and the scars were fading nicely.