How Would A 325 Gram Reduction Look On My Current D Cup Breasts? (photo)

A rule of thumb is that each 200 grams removed corresponds to one cup size.  325 gram reduction results in about one and a half cup sizes smaller.  If you're a small D then this could result in a B.  However, the point of your surgery is to relieve your terrible back pain and that is why insurance companies authorize it. An alternative procedure that has recently been developed is breast weight transfer instead of just reduction.  The excess skin from your breasts is used to make an internal bra which transfers the weight to the underlying pectoral major muscle.  As you know, muscles are strong and can take the added weight. Skin alone is simply not enough to hold/support the weight of breasts. This would be the best alternative for you in that it creates upper breast fullness without the vertical scar and should improve your back pain.  It also lifts your breasts to the normal anatomical position giving you a more youthful appearance and increasing the length of your torso.

Best of Luck,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Breast Reduction is a complicated procedure that is best done by those with the most training and experience. It is very difficult to determine the resultant cup size and shape based solely on the number of grams that are removed from your breast to best match your ideal breast image without an examination by a board certified plastic surgeon. Not just any board certified plastic surgeon, but one with many years of frequently performing breast reduction and lift surgeries, including different approaches, techniques and even fat transfer and implant choices if you are lacking superior breast fullness.This is because several measurements—not to mention breast characteristics such as density—are needed to determine how much and where to remove breast tissue to meet your goals. Without knowing your existing breast shape, dimensions, and the density of your breast tissue, it would be difficult to make this determination. For example, the same volume of breast tissue will weigh different amounts (measured in ounces or grams) in different people depending on its density. The existing base width of your breast and what you will ultimately want to look like will determine, in many cases, the maximal volume and weight that will need to be removed for the best result.Please click on the link below for more information!

Based on your description,  you may be an excellent candidate for breast reduction surgery; it is one of the most patient pleasing operations we perform.

Unfortunately, there is no direct correlation between the amount of tissue removed and the ultimate cup size that a patient will wear after breast reduction surgery.  325 g removal in your case would likely leave you with a C cup ( keeping in mind that this is only a guess  and not an accurate method of predicting final breast size).

Before undergoing the breast reduction procedure it is very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon.  In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as “natural” or “C cup”  means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. 
Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup  size may also be inaccurate.

Best wishes.