Hi, im a 30GG cup size. and ive been advised to have 250 grams off each breast (because its better to have too little off and have another op, then to have too much off) im not fat and its all breast tissue, not fat. what can I expect to go down to with 250 grams off each?
June 22, 2011
Answer: Effects of tissue removal in breast reduction
Unfortunately it is not possible to know or judge the effect of the removal of a certain number of grams of tissue in a breast reduction. The reason is that we don't have a good way to measure preoperative breast size/weight, bra cup sizes vary too much to be effective measures, and a given volume of tissue will have varying weights among different patients. This is similar to the problem of trying to determine breast size by cc's of volume in a breast augmentation with implants. Surgically, it doesn't make sense to go into a reduction operation and keep cutting out tissue until the scale says 250 gms. Even though it is far from exact, it is better to decide what size to end up with and remove the amount of tissue to get there and then find out what that tissue happened to weigh. A good plastic surgeon experienced in breast reduction should have a way to leave the appropriate amount of tissue to achieve a planned size within the limitations of saying what a given size/shape is.
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June 22, 2011
Answer: Effects of tissue removal in breast reduction
Unfortunately it is not possible to know or judge the effect of the removal of a certain number of grams of tissue in a breast reduction. The reason is that we don't have a good way to measure preoperative breast size/weight, bra cup sizes vary too much to be effective measures, and a given volume of tissue will have varying weights among different patients. This is similar to the problem of trying to determine breast size by cc's of volume in a breast augmentation with implants. Surgically, it doesn't make sense to go into a reduction operation and keep cutting out tissue until the scale says 250 gms. Even though it is far from exact, it is better to decide what size to end up with and remove the amount of tissue to get there and then find out what that tissue happened to weigh. A good plastic surgeon experienced in breast reduction should have a way to leave the appropriate amount of tissue to achieve a planned size within the limitations of saying what a given size/shape is.
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June 21, 2011
Answer: Removal of 250gr Will Not Result In Huge Difference With GG Cup
Even with a small chest size (30), I would not expect the removal of 250 grams from each breast to result in a significant change in cup size, perhaps you would be a 30G or slightly smaller. If you are doing this because of back pain, etc., you will need to have a larger weight removed.
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June 21, 2011
Answer: Removal of 250gr Will Not Result In Huge Difference With GG Cup
Even with a small chest size (30), I would not expect the removal of 250 grams from each breast to result in a significant change in cup size, perhaps you would be a 30G or slightly smaller. If you are doing this because of back pain, etc., you will need to have a larger weight removed.
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