Breast Reduction Gallery

A woman in her later 20’s is shown before and again, 6 months after a bilateral breast reduction. She returned to see us again, nearly 10 years later, and after two pregnancies. Her breasts have held up remarkably well despite the two pregnancies.

A woman in her early 50’s who had transaxillary placement of silicone gel implants with 325 cc high profile implants 10 years before by another plastic surgeon. She had gained a few pounds since that time and now sel that her 36 DDD cup is too large for her frame and wished to have her breasts reduced in size and lifted. She is shown before and again, 4 ½ months after removal of the breast implants along with the removal of another 262 gms from her right breast and 282 gms from her left breast to bring her down to a C cup.

An early ( 6 week) fu on a mother of 2 in her late 30’s who describes herself as a 38 F cup ad who was bothered by back pain, shoulder pain, difficulty exercising due to the size of her breasts, and a rash under the breasts in the warmer months. She is shown before and again, just 6 weeks after a bilateral breast reduction with a short scar inferior pedicle technique with the removal of 667 gms of tissue from her right breast and 603 gms of tissue from her left breast to bring her down to a C cup. Her symptoms have resolved. Scars typically are at their thickest and reddest at 6 weeks and then begin to fade and improve over the next 2 years. Her scars look unusually good at the 6 week mark because she has been meticulous in avoiding over-activity during the healing period.

A nursing student in her late teens who had breast development at the age of 11 and described herself as a 32 H cup bra. She had problems with back pain, shoulder pain, irrigation of the shoulders from her bra strap, intertrigo in the warmer months (a rash under the breasts) as well as difficulty exercising due to the size of her breasts. She is shown before and again, 6 months after bilateral breast reduction, reducing her to a C cup. She is 5 feet ½ inches and had 360 grams of tissue removed from her right breasts and 490 grams of tissue from her left breast. (454 grams= 1 lb.)
She is thrilled with her new size, her symptoms have resolved and she is able to exercise comfortably again. Scars will typically continue to fade and improve for 2 years or longer.

A woman in her early 60’s who describes herself as a 38 DDD and has had problems with back pain, shoulder pain, grooving and irritation of the shoulders from her bra strap, and a rash under the breasts in the warmer months. She has had physical therapy in the past for her back pain, without success. She is shown before and again, 4 ½ months after bilateral reduction-mastopexy, with the removal of 360 grams from her left breast and 430 grams from her right breast to reduce her to a “C” cup. Internal plication/reinforcement was used to help with the breast lifting component.
Scars will typically continue to fade and improve for the next 1 ½ to 2 years. She is using topical silicone twice a day to help these to continue to fade. She is absolutely thrilled with her new shape and size, and her symptoms have completely resolved!

An early follow-up of a woman in her late 40’s with bilateral breast hypertrophy. She wore a 34 F bra and was bothered by the typical problems with back and shoulder pain, grooving and irritation of her shoulders from the bra straps and difficulty exercising due to the size of her breasts. She is shown before and again, 4 ½ months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 500 gms from her right and more than 600 gms from her left to reduce her to a C cup to better match her frame. Scars will typically fade and improve over the next 2 years. She is already thrilled with her new shape and size, and her symptoms have all resolved.

Update: Our patient is seen again, 7 months after surgery.  Her scars, which typically get better for 2 years have continued to fade and improve with the topical silicone.

An early ( 6 week ) follow-up on a woman in her later 50’s who is bothered by the weight of her 38 D cup breasts as well as looseness of the skin in her back. She had grooving and irritation of her shoulders from her bra straps, back pain and difficulty with her posture. She did not have enough breast tissue to be removed to be covered by her insurance company but decided to proceed on a cosmetic basis. She is shown just 6 weeks after bilateral breast reduction combined with a bra-line back lift. She had 219 gms of tissue removed from her right breast and 313 gms from her left breast to bring her down to a c cup. Her shoulder and back pain have resolved, and she loves her new shape and size. A bra-line back lift places the scar directly under the bra strap area. Scars are at their reddest and thickest at 6 weeks and will now start to fade and improve over the next 2 years or longer. I have recommended topical silicone to help the scars fade.

A mother of 2 in her early 30’s who wears a 36 H to J cup bra and has problems with grooving and irritation of her shoulders, neck pain, back pain, difficulty exercising due to the size of her breasts and a rash in the warmer months. She needs to wear multiple bras to exercise. She is shown before and again, 6 months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of 542 gm from her left breast and 624 gms from her right breast to bring her down to a C cup. Her symptoms have resolved, and she is thrilled with her new shape and size.

A woman in her mid to late 50’s who describes herself as a 38DD and has had problems for years with grooving and irritation of her shoulders from the bra straps, postural difficulties, back pain, shoulder pain, a rash in the warmer months and difficulty exercising. She is shown before and again, 9 months after a bilateral breast reduction with the removal of 371 gms from her right breast and 540 gms from her left breast to reduce her to a C cup. She is thrilled with her new shape and size, and her symptoms have all resolved! Scars will typically continue to fade and improve for the first 2 yearrs after surgery.

A woman in her early 30’s with a 34 DDD cup who has problems with back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, difficulty obtaining appropriate brassieres, difficulty with exercising and her posture. She gets a rash under the breasts in the warmer months. She is 5’6” and 143 lbs and is shown before and again, 4 moths after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of 421 gms from her left breast and 404 gms from her right to reduce her to a C cup. Her symptoms have resolved and she loves her new shape and size.

Update: Our pt is now seen 7 months after her procedure. Her scars continue to fade and improve.