Hello! I just had a breast reduction 7 days ago today by a wonderful surgeon. I know everyone is told to wait a few months for normality. My only concern really is that my one breast is larger than the other. My left breast has always been bigger than my right. My surgeon said that to compensate, he took more from my left. But my left is bigger than my right still? Will those even out? Is it more swollen since more was removed? Other than that, I feel good enough to do cartwheels! Thanks!
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May 20, 2013
Answer: Volume asymmetry shortly after breast reduction is common.
Thank you for the question and pictures. You may be pleasantly surprised, that in the long term, irregularities and “pleating” along the incision lines will smoothen out nicely. Best to evaluate the outcome of the procedure 6 months to one year postoperatively.
Best wishes.
Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
The time it takes for serum to resolve depends on the size of the seroma. If it is significant enough one may decide to drain it via ultrasound guided placement of drain or an open operation- small seromas can simply be watched and it will gradually absorb and you should be guided by your PS...
It is common to feel fluid and even air beneath the tissues within the first week following a breast reduction. Typically fluid from irrigation, local anesthesia injected after you are asleep, serum from the raw surfaces and air is trapped in the tissues following breast reduction...
