Breast Reduction Gallery

A woman in her late 50s with bilateral macromastia who describe herself as a 38 DD and had problems with back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain,  grooving and irritation of her shoulders from the bra straps, and a rash under the breasts in the summer time.  She is shown before and again, just 5 weeks after a bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 500 grams of tissue from each breast to reduce her to a full C cup. Scars typically will become thicker and redder for 6 weeks and then fade and improve over the next 2 years.  Her symptoms have resolved and she is thrilled with her new shape and size.  We will start her on topical silicone to help with the scar maturation.

A woman in her mid 60’s who was a 36DD cup and has problems with back pain, shoulder pain, grooving, and irritation of her shoulders from the bra straps.  She wanted to be a full C cup after surgery.  She is shown before and again, 8 months after bilateral breast reduction.  She loves her new shape and size, her symptoms have resolved, and her scars have faded nicely with the topical silicone.

A woman in her mid 20’s who wears a D cup and is bothered by back pain, shoulder pain, difficulty exercising as well as irritation of her shoulders from her bra straps.  She is petite at 4’11” and 114 lbs.  She is shown before and again, 2 ½ months after bilateral reduction mastopexy with the removal of just over 220 grams of tissue from each breast.  Scars typically are redder a thicker for 6 weeks and then will fade and improve over the next 2 years or longer.  She is thrilled with her new shape and size, and all of her symptoms have resolved. Tattoos have been blurred for her privacy, The photos are otherwise unretouched.

A woman in her later 60s shown before and again, 4 months after a bra line back lift performed at the time of a reduction mastopexy (breast lift and reduction) She is 5’5” and 194 lbs and had a little more than 500 grams of breast tissue removed from each side to bring her down to a small C cup as per her request. Scars are typically redder and thicker for 6 weeks and then will fade and improve over the next 2 years or longer  She is using topical silicone at our recommendation to help with scar maturation.  Her surgery was performed on a cosmetic basis.

A woman in her early 20’s who wears a 34 DD cup bra and has problems with back pain, shoulder pain, difficulty exercising, and grooving and irritation of her shoulders from her bra straps.  She was active in high school on volleyball and basketball teams but finds it difficult now to run and jump because of the size of her breasts. She is shown before and again, just 4 ½ months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of just more than 450 grams from her right breast and just more than 500 grams from her left. Scars are typically at their reddest and thickest at 6 weeks and then fade and improve over the next 2-3 years. She is ahead of schedule with her scars fading, perhaps somewhat from her genetics and somewhat from using the recommended silicone stick twice a day. Her symptoms have resolved and she loves her new shape and size!

A mother of 2 in her later 30s with a 38DDD bra is bothered by back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and difficulty exercising due to the size of her breasts.  She had gained weight during the quarantine and at 5’9 and 236 lbs was over her ideal body weight.  She is shown before and again, just 4  ½ months after a bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 500 grams from her right breast and more than 600 grams from her left breast to bring her down to a full C cup in keeping with her frame.  Her symptoms have cleared and she feels more comfortable in clothes and bathing suits.  Scars typically get redder for 6 weeks and then fade and improve over the next 2-3 years.  She is ahead of schedule at 4 ½ months and has been using the topical silicone as recommended to help her scars fade.

A woman in her early 50’s described herself as a 40DDD cup and had difficulty exercising as well as grooving and irritation of her shoulders from her bra straps,  back pain, and a rash under her breasts in the warmer months.  She also has “axillary lipodystrophy”, a fatty prominence in the anterior axilla that shows in an evening dresses and bathing suits.  She is shown before and again, 7 months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 800 grams of tissue from each breast as well as liposuction of the axillary lipodystrophy.  She is thrilled with her new appearance, and her symptoms have resolved.  

A woman in her later 20’s with bilateral macromastia.  She described herself as a 36 H bra and had problems with neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, irritation, and grooving of her shoulders from her bra straps.  She is shown before and again, 7 months after breast reduction with the removal of almost 600 grams from her right breast and more than 800 grams from her left breast to reduce her to a C cup.  (454 grams = 1 pound).  She is thrilled with her new shape and size, and her symptoms have all resolved.  A tattoo has been blurred for her privacy.

• A woman in her mid 50’s who is z 48DD and has problems with irritation of her shoulders from her bra as well as neck, back, and shoulder pain from the weight of her breasts.  She also gets a rash under her breasts in the warmer months.  She is over her ideal body weight at 5’3” and 206 lbs but has trouble losing weight because of difficulty exercising. 

  She is shown before and again, 8 months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 1000 grams from her left breast and more than 800 grams from her right breast to reduce her to a C cup.   ( 454 grams = 1 pound)

  Her symptoms have all resolved and she is thrilled with the new shape and size of her breast.  Scars will typically continue to fade and improve for another year or longer.