When women typically come in looking for a breast lift, they are usually only concerned with the position of their breasts outside of a bra. They typically do not have much in the way of problems related to overtly large breasts such as back pain, extremity numbness, open sores, etc. Most women with 36G cup breasts probably have some type of symptomatology. For the woman without symptoms, a lift usually requires little in the way of extra tissue removal.
Hopefully, you and your surgeon outlined what the postoperative goals would be for your procedure. Here in the United States, if a woman has very large breasts and is symptomatic from them, she can elect to have a breast reduction performed which is breast lift plus extra tissue reduction. Most women have these procedures paid through their medical insurance. Most medical insurance companies dictate that a minimum amount of tissue has to be removed for them to cover the costs of the surgery and pay the surgeon. This is explained to the patient ahead of time.
It is sad to say, but breast reduction surgery is a common source of litigation in plastic surgery. This usually has to do with unexpected scarring issues, shape change issues, and wound healing problems.
Hopefully you had some medical problems related to your large breasts and that they have improved with the reduction and lift of your breasts. Doctor-Patient communication is very important, and if focused on during consultation visits, can avoid many later problems.
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