Breast Reduction Patient #142

A woman in her early 20s with a 38 DDD bra is having trouble with back pain, shoulder pain, and a rash under her breasts.  She is a pediatric physical therapist and needs to jump frequently, which she finds very difficult with the weight of her breasts.  She is 5’ 7 ½” and 189 lbs and did not want her breasts to be out of proportion with her frame.  She is shown before and again, 8 months after bilateral breast reduction with a superior pedicle approach.  514 grams of breast tissue were removed from her left breast and 575 grams from her right breast to reduce her to a “C” cup  Her symptoms have resolved.  She is happily helping her young patients without pain, and her scars have faded well for 8 months with the topical silicone.