Is non-surgical breast reduction possible?

Unfortunately, there is no reliable non-surgical means of reducing the breast tissue outside of natural weight loss. In the future, there is promising technology which may apply; but, this technology is currently NOT available in the United States. Both companies have medical devices that use externally... more

Unfortunately there is no good way to reduce breast volume without surgery.  Liposuction is a minimally invasive, scarless way of accomplishing the task of reducing breast volume, but liposuction alone will result in saggy breasts. Surgery is typically very well tolerated and produces happy patients... in... more

While the best way to get not only a reduction in the size of your breast but also a lift and reshaping of your breasts is with one of several surgical techniques. These include either superior or inferior pedicle techniques which require incisions around the nipple areola complex and down the breast from... more

Emma, For the most part, surgery is the only way to reduce the size of the breast and keep a natural appearance. However, for smaller volume reductions, liposuction is an alternative. You have to keep in mind, however, that by deflating the breast with liposuction and not resecting the skin, you have a risk... more

Most people will experience a loss of breast size with weight loss. There is a small percentage of patients that will not respond because their breasts are predominantly gland (the tissue that makes milk and gets bigger and smaller with your period). Birth control pills make some women's breasts larger.... more

There are no nonsurgical procedures that can safely and effectively reduce and reshape the breast.  Some women will achieve breast reduction through diet and exercise, but short of this surgery of some type (liposuction, breast reduction) is required.  

Liposuction only breast reduction can make the breasts smaller in the right patient, and this is scarless surgery, but it is surgery none the less. Women tend to be quite happy after breast reduction, and the recovery is fairly easy.  You just need to be motivated.

There is no way I know that can reduce a breast 2 cup sizes without surgery.  Remember, liposuction IS surgery, not just a "procedure."  The disadvantage of liposuction exclusively for breast reduction is that the drooping of the breast is not addressed.  In a true breats reduction,... more

You can possibly deflate the breast with liposuction if a significant percentage of the excess volume is fat rather than dense glandular tissue. But this technique doesn't allow much shaping. In order to shape the remaining volume, you have to do surgery on the gland itself or on the skin, both of which... more

There are some non-invasive body contouring procedures that are "still in the pipeline."  There are devices that are being used in Europe for body contouring that are not yet approved in the US that have been used instead of liposuction to reduce overall girth. That be said if this product... more