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 30468
Age: 47
Estimated cup size change: 2+ cups
Note: : This patient came in desiring smaller and natural breasts. She had implants in the past and felt they made her look heavy and were even starting to cause her back pain. She elected to have 425cc implants removed and have a conservative lift/reduction.
Notice her natural shape and healing scars several months after surgery.
Breast Reduction Case 30456
Age: 48
Estimated cup size change: 2 cups
Note:This patient came in with concerns of breast heaviness after having children and losing 100 lbs. She elected to undergo a breast reduction with lift.
Notice a lighter and perky breast with a youthful aesthetic and healing scars at 1 year postop. This patient also had body surgery.
Breast Reduction Case 30440
Age: 46
Estimated cup size change: 1 cup
Note:This patient came in with concerns of larger breasts that were starting to droop after having a family and losing weight. She elected to have a conservative reduction of around 1 cup and her smaller breast and a little more than that on her larger breast to improve symmetry.
Notice her natural shape that is still full, but with reduction she will likely not need another breast operation in her lifetime and she has improved back pain in her 40s. This patient also had abdominal surgery at the same time.
Breast Reduction 30426
Age: 33
Estimated cup size change: 2 cups
Note: This patient came in with concerns of sagging and large breasts after breast feeding children. She was interested in lifting her breasts and also reducing the size to fit her body proportions. She underwent a breast reduction.
Notice the natural shape of the breast after surgery with a perky nipple position and little to no skin-on-skin contact. This patient also had a tummy tuck and liposuction during the same operation.
Breast Reduction Case 30424
Note: This patient came in with a history of having implants placed years ago. She felt her breasts had gotten too large with extra skin even onto the side of the chest. She wanted all foreign materials out of her body and to have a breast lift for a more youthful shape. She underwent implant removal and an extended breast reduction with incisions onto the side of the chest.
Notice her new breast shape, new nipple position, and a smaller yet perky look with little to no skin-on-skin contact. Her incisions are only several months old and pink but will fade over the years to be barely noticeable.
Breast Reduction Case 30413
Age: 49
Estimated cup size change: less than one
Note: This patient came in with concerns of larger breasts that had lost shape after breast feeding. She decided to undergo a conservative breast reduction of less than one cup to have a more youthful shape and a result that would be longer lasting than implants.
Note her natural perky shape with removal of the heavy breast gland creating sagging skin on skin contact. She now has a more youthful appearance and is more comfortable in and out of clothing.
Breast Reduction Case 30409
Age: 57
Estimated cup size change: 1 cup
Note: This patient came in with concerns of breast asymmetry and droop. She elected to have a 1-cup breast reduction with more taken from her larger breast for symmetry.
Note her natural perky shape with good nipple position and no skin-on-skin contact beneath the breast. This should be her last breast operation and as the scars fade with time her result will look better and better.
Breast Reduction Case 30398
Age: 29
Estimated cup size change:1+ cup
Note: This patient came in with concerns of breasts sagging after weight loss and having children. She was interested in maintaining volume as she had always been busty. She underwent a small breast reduction with lift to go down a little over a cup and improve her nipple position and breast shape.
Note her lifted and still full breast size after surgery. This patient also had a tummy tuck during the same operation.
Breast Reduction Case 30392
Age: 28
Note: Note: This patient came in with concerns of neck, back and shoulder pain from having DDD breasts. She elected to undergo a breast reduction down to a size C.
She underwent a breast reduction and results are shows several months after surgery. Notice she still has a natural and full shape with less skin-on-skin contact and perky breasts. She has pink scars which will continue to fade and her back and neck pain is much improved.
Breast Reduction Case 30375
Age: 45
Note:This patient had a history of neck and back pain, and breasts that had grown and gotten lower since childbirth. She was wearing a DD bra and was wanting to be smaller.
Note her lifted and smaller breasts with zero skin on skin contact. She reported improved back pain and the ability to go braless after surgery.
Breast Reduction Case 30374
Age: 62
Note:This patient desired a smaller and perkier breast. She had wanted a breast reduction since age 16 and at the time of surgery was an H cup.
Note her lifted and smaller breasts that are perkier and more comfortable with more proportional areola size. She is still a D cup and also underwent tummy tuck at the same time.
Breast Reduction Case 30372
Age: 65
Note:This patient came in with concerns of extra skin and hanging breast tissue. She underwent a breast reauction.
Notice her breasts are smaller, perky and lifted several months after surgery.
Breast Reduction Case 30360
Age: 46
Note: This patient came in with concerns of heavy and uncomfortable breasts after augmentation and mastopexy in the past. She had her large breast implants removed, and had removal of all the extra skin in the form of a breast reduction.
Notice her natural look and shape that is perky, and makes her look thinner and athletic. She can now go without a bra and no longer has to worry about implant maintenance.
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 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.

