Breast Reduction 7 Days Ago and One Breast is Larger than the Other?

Due to the un-evenness of healing, volume asymmetry after bilateral breast reduction is fairly common. Most the time this will improve as the wounds remodel.

One week post-op from a breast reduction is a very short time as far as healing is concerned, so I wouldn't worry too much about the size discrepancy.

Sometimes, early on after this procedure, one breast will be more swollen than the other, and sometimes one breast will also have more bruising than the other.

Share your concerns with your plastic surgeon, and try to be patient as your new breasts heal and gradually become less swollen. 

Congratulations to you! 

At 7 days there will be swelling that may asymmetric and result in asymmetry or size discrepancy.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

At one week after breast reduction, you probably  have a lot of swelling. Without being your surgeon and knowing what the size difference was before surgery and how much was taken out during surgery it is difficult to say.

are extremely common.  The primary goal of you surgery was to reduce your weight.  The second, more elusive goal is to be perfectly even.  Allow yourself to heal and if it obvious that one is much larger, talk to your surgeon as there are relatively simple ways of improving your symmetry through office procedures.

I couldn't say definitively, especially without seeing pictures, whether things will even out over time.

But what I can tell you for certain is that, like you said, 7 days is extremely early in the post-op period. You have to allow time for things to settle and edema to resolve before you know for sure if you will still be larger on one side than the other. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a few months at least.

But make sure you talk to your surgeon and keep your follow up appointments. He/she will be able to accurately guide you as you continue on through the healing process.

Best of luck to you!

Congratulations on having undergone the breast reduction procedure; this operation tends to be one of the most patient pleasing operations we perform.

 Your plastic surgeon will be in the best position to advise you and rule out complications that may cause breast asymmetry postoperatively. He will also be in the best position to provide you with meaningful reassurance.

 Having said that, generally speaking it will take several months before you are able to see the final results of the procedure performed.  It is safe to say that your breasts will change significantly from this point, until that time.

 Best wishes; hopefully you will be very pleased with the long-term outcome of the procedure performed.  Also please stay away from the cart wheels for now!

This is very premature to be worrying about symmetry.  There is swelling and irregular tension on the tissues, and things will change significantly over the next one to two months.  You may also have some residual asymmetry even after that.  With breasts, especially large breasts, one must think of not only volume, but also other variables like breast width, height, and projection when dealing with asymmetry.  Some of these, like volume, are easier to adjust, while others, like width, are more difficult or impossible to adjust depending upon the technique used.  My advice at this point is to give it more time, listen to your wonderful surgeon, and once everything heals, reassess things.  Your surgeon sounds like he wants you to be happy, so communicate honestly with him when the time comes.

It is still much too early to make conclusions about your final breast size. 1 week following breast reduction you will have some postoperative swelling. This swelling can be asymmetric early on. The swelling can also take at least a month to resolve. So, give it time and check back with your plastic surgeon in a month if you still have concerns. Thanks for sharing your question and concerns. Best wishes.