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500 grams from DD breasts. Will that be enough to alleviate the pain?

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I am scheduled to have a breast reduction, and there will be 500 g at least taken out. I have very dense breast tissue, and I am pretty tall at 6'3". I struggle with severe shoulder/ upper trap pain. will a 500 g reduction be enough to alleviate the pain from DD breasts? Will that much of a reduction make me really small, or just slightly smaller than what I am? I don't care about being too small, my main fear is that I won't have enough taken out to relieve the symptoms. Thank you!

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