Can I go from a size 36DDD to a C cup? What technique would be best? How would this affect breast feeding in 5 years? (photos)

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I am 5'2, 146lbs and I have always had large breasts since I was younger. I have a relatively short torso so my breasts look even more unproportionate. I am currently a 36DDD and I would like to go to a C cup. I have blue cross blue shield of ma insurance and I believe their requirements would be to remove 370 from each breast. Would I be a good candidate for a breast reduction/lift? Based on the pictures below, what would be the best texhnique? I have round breasts that are full throughout.

Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

I appreciate your question.

I perform a liposuction breast lift that removes tissue from the areas you don't want such as near the armpit and the lower portion hanging near your stomach. Once I use this to shape the breast I then remove the skin to tighten the breast and create a better shape with nice cleavage. Since I perform this less invasively the recovery time is faster. The size would depend on the proportion with your body versus going for a cup size. It works very well if there are asymmetries. I can also use the removed fat as a natural breast augmentation by grafting the fat back into the breast to create more projection or into the top to create more cleavage. This procedure can also be combined with an implant if needed or wanted.  It should not affect nipple sensation, mammograms, cancer risk or breast-feeding. In fact, most women have more sensation after the procedure. If you gain or lose weight, the transferred fat can do the same.

The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.  Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic plastic surgery.

Best of luck!

Dr. Schwartz

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Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

If you have symptomatic macromastia, you would have to be seen in person and a letter more than likely would be required to be sent to our insurance company. Best of luck.

Sherwood Baxt, MD (retired) · Answer

as a young woman concerned with breast-feeding and the significant scars that will be left from a traditional reduction, consider the possibility of the liposuction only operation. It might be an excellent compromise at this point in your life. When you do your research make sure to find a board-certified plastic surgeon that actually specializes in this type of operation.

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