A woman in her early 60’s who wears a 40 DD bra who has lost more than 50 lbs with diet and exercise. She is bothered by irritation and grooving of her shoulders from her bra straps, difficulty exercising and rashes under the breasts in the summer months. She has skin rolls of the lateral chest ) “thorax”) and wished to have this contoured at the same time. (“lateral thoracoplasty”). She did not want to be too small after her surgery, and wanted her new breasts to be in proportion to her frame.
She is shown before and again, 4 ½ months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 600 gms of tissue from each breast. Internal autogenous suturing was done to improve the shape after her weight loss, as well as a lateral thoracoplasty. She is thrilled with her full C cup and new shape. Her pain and rashes are gone and she no longer has trouble exercising. Scars will typically continue to fade and improve over two years after surgery, but she is already thrilled with her appearance.
Update: Our patient is seen again at 1 year after her surgery. The scars continue to fade and improve with time.
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