Breast Gallery

A 33 year old woman with two children who is shown before and 6 months after a bilateral breast lift/reduction with the removal of 390 gms of tissue from the right and 472 gms form the left.

A mother of 2 in her mid 30’s whose nipples grew dramatically with pregnancy. She is troubled by prominence of her nipples in clothing. She is shown before and again, 6 weeks after a bilateral nipple reduction performed under local anesthesia in the office. She is thrilled with her early result and has maintained her normal nipple sensation.v

A 44 year old woman shown before and then 5 months after bilateral breast reduction/lift with the removal of 98 gms from the right and 110 gms from the left, decreasing her from a “D” cup to a “C” cup and using her own tissues to augment the upper portion of the breast.

A hispanic mother of one in her mid 20’s was troubled by the size of her nipple papules. She wished to have a reduction both in the height and in the diameter of the nipple papule. She is shown 6 weeks after nipple papule reduction at the time of a breast augmentation. She has retained her normal sensation and is thrilled with the improvement.

An RN in her late 30’s who is troubled by the deflated appearance of her breasts after breast feeding several children, as well as the prominence of her nipples. She is 5’10” and 157 lbs and is shown before and again 6 weeks after the placement of a 450 cc smooth round moderate profile plus silicone gel implant. An inframmammary incision (at the breast fold) was used and the implants were placed below the muscle. A nipple papule reduction by the “top hat flap” method was performed at the same time. She now feels that her breasts look the way that they did before children.

38 yo woman who is 5’5″ and 159 lbs shown before and 8 months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of 410gms from her right and 380 gms from her left to reduce her from a 36 DD to a 36 C bra size.

A 66 yo woman is shown before and 5 months after bilateral breast reduction/mastopexy (breast lift) with the removal of over 300 gms of weight from each side. She is 5′ 1 1/2″ and 143 lbs and went from a DD cup to a full C cup. The grooves of her shoulders from the heavy weight of the breasts before surgery will not go away, but she no longer has the back and shoulder pain that she had prior to the breast reduction. And she is thrilled with the natural, lifted appearance of her breasts after surgery.

A man in his late 20’s is troubled by prominent breasts (gynecomastia) as well as prominent nipple papules. This really bothered him at the beach, and also when wearing shirts. As in many of my cases here in Boston, he has had this since puberty. He denies significant marijuana use or anabolic steroids, which have both been known to cause gynecomastia (male breast development). In his case we would list the cause as “idiopathic”, which is a fancy word for “the cause is not known”. As much as 30% of young males can have some breast development at the time of puberty, but in the majority of these men, it resolves spontaneously. If it has not gone away by 18 months, however, it is probably not going to go away without surgery. At first glance, his gynecomastia and nipple prominence may not seem too noticeable, but an oblique (3/4) view and side view tell the story. He is shown before, and again, 6 weeks after a combination of a nipple papule reduction with a “top hat flap”, combined with external ultrasound assisted liposuction of his chest and a direct excision of a small button of breast tissue through an incision around his areola. The keloids in the middle of his chest are preexisting from acne scars, and were treated at the time of his surgery with the injection of Kenalog, a type of steroid that can soften and flatten scars. His tattoos are blurred for his privacy, the photos are otherwise unretouched.

35 yo woman having problems with back pain and drooping of the breasts. She has had previous attempt at liposuction reduction of her breasts by another physician but was not able to reduce the size of her breasts enough to meet her goals. She has also tried weight loss without success. She is shown before and 3 months after bilateral breast reduction mastopexy taking her from a DDD cup to a full C cup and has had relief of her symptoms and correction of the breast ptosis (drooping).

A 22 yo male is shown with right unilateral (one side only) hypertrophy (enlargement) of the nipple which he first noticed at the age of 8 or 9. He has had now change since puberty, but was bothered by his appearance in tank tops and at the beach. He is shown before and again 7 weeks after a nipple reduction procedure with the modified “top hat flap”. He is quite pleased with his early result. Despite the fact that scarring typically peaks at 6 weeks and then improves over 2 years he has an excellent appearance already and a good match with his other side. He feels “normal” again.