Breast Reduction – Patient 200

A student in her early 20’s who describes herself as a 34 H cup bra and has had problems with back and should pain, difficulty exercising due to the size of her breasts, despite wearing extra sports bras to run. She has grooving and irritation of her shoulders from her bra straps, as well as a rash under the breasts in the warmer weather and problems with her posture. She is 5’9” and 181 lbs and is shown before and again, 4 months after bilateral breast reduction with the removal of more than 500 grams of tissue from her right breast and more than 600 grams of tissue from her left breast to reduce her to a mid C cup. Her areola’s were reduced in size and brought back to the median of her breast. She is thrilled by her new shape and size, and all of her symptoms have resolved! Although scars typically continue to fade for 2 years or longer, we have had her using topical silicone and they are already fading well.