Breast Reduction – Patient 180

An registered nurse and mother of 2 in her later 30’s who described herself as a 36DD and had symptoms of back pain, shoulder pain, difficulty exercising, as well as postural difficulties. She has had cortisone shots in the past to the back for her pain. She is shown before and again, 8 months after bilateral breast reduction with a short T scar, inferior pedicle technique. She had 444 grams of tissue removed from her right breast and 544 grams from her left breast. ( 454 grams = l pound) Her symptoms have all resolved, and she is thriller with her new shape and size. Scars will typically continue to fade and improve over the first 2 years after surgery.