After breast reduction will my breasts remain full?

I am due to get a breast reduction in a short while, I am just waiting for my insurance company's approval, which my doctor said will not be a problem due to the size of my breasts.

My concern is that right now my breasts are very full and I love that part about them... Is there a way that they can be reduced to a smaller size and remain full?

After breast reduction will my breasts remain full?

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A: Full breasts after breast reduction

By William Bruno, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

If you have dense, firm breast tissue, then your breasts should remain "full" after the breast reduction surgery provided you don't remove too much tissue. If you are having symptoms such as neck/back pain, then you will need a certain amount of tissue removed in order for the surgery to... more

A: Full breasts after reduction depends

By Manish H. Shah, MD - Denver Plastic Surgeon

Younger breasts with more dense breast tissue will stay fuller after breast reduction. The more mature breast with more fatty tissue in it will tend to be a little more flat after surgery. Also, if you have had children and breast fed, the risk of loose skin goes up. Even if you are on the higher risk... more

A: Breast reduction and fullness

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

You certainly are a good candidate for a breast reduction, and you certainly can remain full. Speak to your doctor about the size that you would like to be. Fullness can certainly be maintained after a breast reduction. My goal in breast reduction surgery is to give a natural, youthful... more

A: Any technique will do - it is the surgeon that is important.

By Robert M. Freund, MD - New York City Plastic Surgeon

There are many different technique designed to reduce the breast. For your size breasts some will not be available to you. However, because of your large size, it it will responsible of the surgeon to leave you will a fuller breast after reduction. As has been mentioned earlier, some techniques require skin... more

A: Breast fullness depends on the surgical technique.

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Some of the most common ways to do a breast reduction rely on tightening the skin to create the new breast shape. The trouble with this approach is that skin stretches over time and so you don't get great shape long term. You get what is called "bottoming out"; there is too much fullness UNDER the... more

A: Breast reduction surgery will maintain fullness and create lift.

By David A. Dreyfuss, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

When you say fullness, I assume you mean the roundness of your breast. This can easily be part of the final result if the doctor understands your desire and expectation. The reduction will reduce the total volume of your breast, but also places the remaining tissue in a smaller skin envelope. ... more

A: Your breasts will still have fullness.

By David Shafer, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Don't worry, by the look of your picture, you breasts will still have fullness after your surgery. However, my suggestion is that you ask your surgeon to show you some before and after pictures of breast reductions that he or she has performed. This way, you will get a better idea of what to expect after... more

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fabio
unregistered guest

16 Mar 2009

Don't do it your breast lovely

Breast Lover
unregistered guest

23 Mar 2009

Please don't reduce those ! They are absolutely gorgeous, and deserve to make yourself and many others lives more meaningfull !Seriously, they look PERFECT.Do you have a side profile photograph available please ?

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