Breast reduction from C cup to A cup

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD answers: Breast Reduction from C cup to A cup

I am going for a consultation for breast reduction. I am 39 years old and have been wanting a reduction for some time. I have tried to lose weight as I was advised by my GP but this seemed to make little difference. I am a C cup at present but they are very heavy, causing me back pain and shoulder pain. Is it reasonable to request going down to a small B or A? I exercise a lot and at the moment this is very painful. I am going to a private clinic as the NHS will not assist as they say it is simply cosmetic.


Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
5 months ago

Are you having the Breast reduction because of pain or how the breasts look?

If it is the pain, I would rule out other causes of pain, such as nerve root compression at the neck, or musculoskeletal strain that may be treated otherwise. A C cup breast would be unlikely to cause so much pain, unless the breasts were unusually heavy or glandular.

As an aside, it would be unlikely you would be able to get insurance coverage for such a small reduction.

Of course, anything can be done with proper techniques, and going from a C to an A can be done with minimal scar techniques, depending how much skin excess there is.

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