Breast Reduction 36H (UK), 36J (US) - Hoping for 36C

Congratulations! You have done the hard part which is making the decision.mi had a breast reduction as part of breast cancer surgery so I never had all the pre- surgery torment you speak of but I can tell you that healing from the surgery was not that difficult. Made me think that I might get other elective surgery at some point because the results are so so worth the trouble. I'm now a large C cup and I don't really need to wear a bra other than to cover my nipples. Love it, just like being a young woman again. Like I said, Congratulations! You've made the right decision.

You will be so pleased once you have your smaller breasts, C to D is a nice, natural size. I have and a great result if you want to look at the pics on my review.

Good luck-hope it turns out the way you want it!

How wonderful to take the whole month off. That is a great decision. I'm sure you will be very pleased. Buy some no wire bras to get you through the first months. I know--hard to imagine, but I love mine.

I'm in portland area too and scheduled for 4/10. I am so excited. I can't take a month off, the contrary. I am hoping to be back in less than a week. guess I will see what happens after the surgery. Best wishes to you!

You will wake up and not be a D cup-the swelling takes time to go down-you have to give it time. I started at a 36G, and its taken 2 months now to finally start seeing a difference-I tried on my old bras the other day and there was a huge gap of fabric at the top now. You absolutely must be patient (not one of my better qualities). I was heartbroken when I woke up to what appeared to be the same size, but it does go down. For the width-my surgeon does lipo on the side tissue when he does a reduction, so mine are definitely not as wide as previously. But lipo really swells you up, so I still need to wait for more swelling to go down-lymphatic drainage massage is really helping me, as well as dry brushing. I got a slight hole that was infected-it got irritated from the surgical bra I was wearing-maybe because I am very round at the bottom. Put a good wad of gauze padding between your incision and your bra to keep it form getting irritated. I didn't get blackened areolas, or skin separation or a hole that wouldn't close. It cleared up though, with an antibiotic cream I got prescribed to me. Now its just a scar. Don't forget-the scars flatten out considerably over time-I found out quickly that its all about a waiting game with these surgeries. If your scar is not healing properly, your PS can give you some special scar gel or cream that will prevent keloid or hypertrophic scarring. My scars are healing very nicely with the daily use of Bio Oil. But don't freak out at the beginning when they are raised-your skin and tissue is going through trauma-there is a ton of swelling. Have realistic expectations for after your surgery-you will not walk out of there looking exactly as you want-but you may have your expected results after 6 months, or if you are lucky, less than that. A lot of women still find minor changes up to a year. Your nipples will change positions back and forth over time-mine were perfectly even when I was right out of surgery, then the left one started pointing slowly downwards, now its coming back up-its still all about swelling. Make sure you ask your surgeon about what to expect after surgery-what you can do to help the swelling go down, what happens if the nipples are significantly different. Breasts are never the exact same-they are always going to be slightly different, natural, reduced or enlarged. When you see the changes, just tell yourself that it takes time, just be patient and wait it out. If there is swelling on an incision site and it is really red, hurts and is puffy and if there is pus, make sure to contact your PS immediately-if not them, then your GP can help as well. Hope this helps!