What is the chance of dying while getting a breast reduction?

Thank you for your question.
Breast reductions are done frequently and are considered a relatively safe procedure. With any elective procedure, you will be required to acquire medical clearance from your medical doctor to ensure that your body will tolerate the procedure and anesthesia. If there is any doubt, you will likely not be cleared for the operation. With anesthesia, there is always risk; however, you will have a board certified anesthesiologist there to ensure that everything goes well. I recommend speaking to a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your concerns.

If you are not elderly and are medically healthy otherwise, the risks of dying during an elective operation are very, very low. You probably do much riskier things (like driving a car) all the time without thinking about it. Speak to your surgeon and anesthesiologist about your individual case, of course, but yes the quality of life improvements after a breast reduction can be tremendous!