Breast Reduction – Patient 172

A woman in her early 50’s who describes herself as a 38DDD cup and has had problems with back pain, grooving and irritation of her shoulders, a rash under the breasts in the warmer months, postural difficulties and problems with exercising due to the size of her breasts. She is over her ideal body weight at 5’ tall and 193 lbs but has had difficulty loosing weight. She is shone before and again, just 4 ½ months after a bilateral short T scar inferior pedicle breast reduction with the removal of more than 600 gms from her right breast and more than 500 gms from her left breast to bring her down to a full C cup. Her symptoms have resolved and she is thrilled with her new shape and size. Scars will typically continue to fade and improve over the next 2 years.

Update: Our patient is now seen 1 year after her procedure. Scars have continued to fade and improve. She is thrilled with her new shape and size and no longer has problems with her back and posture