Too Small After Breast Reduction

Thank you for the question.

I think it is in your best interest not to judge the results of your breast reduction surgery until you are at least 6 months out of the surgery. If at that time you still feel that you are significantly too small then breast augmentation may be a procedure to consider.

Unfortunately, no plastic surgeon is able to predict exactly what cup size you will be after breast reduction surgery. As you know, cup sizes vary depending on who makes the bra; this makes discussing cup size an inaccurate way of communicating your goals.  
Also, every patient's chest width varies;  if the patient has a wide chest wall it may not be possible to achieve a smaller width  or cup size.

In my practice I use goal pictures to communicate with patients.  With this technique patients are able to demonstrate what they are trying to achieve and what type of looks they do not like as well.   The patient's goal pictures are hanging on the wall, and allow for direct comparison.
 I have found that this system is very helpful in improving the chances of achieving the patient's goals as consistently as possible. 


I hope this helps.

It would be much more helpful if you could post before and after pictures.  While your surgeon cannot be 100% accurate in predicting post-operative size after breast reduction, you should be in the general range that you were expecting.  Hopefully there was not a communication error.  In any case, it is best to wait 6 months or more and see how you feel.  You do need time for the tissues to settle.  If after 6 month, you are still not happy with the volume / size of your breasts, it is possible to have implants placed to increase the size.  

 

Good Luck.

It is very possible to have a reduction that reduced your breast to a smaller size then you anticipated. As time goes by and the swelling subsides you may notice that your breast actually are smaller then the size you have right now. It will take six months to one year to see the final results.

Although it is counter-intuitive to the procedure you just had and not common, at times a breast augmentation may be the solution to your problem and may add additional fullness at the superior pole of your breast that is usually deficient in sagging or dropping breast.

A posted picture would have been helpful!

Good Luck