Background: 32 yo, 34E (before & after kids), 5'5", 125lbs, never been overweight. Had triplets 2 years ago. I breastfed them for 6 months (went from E to J) which resulted in 1" wide stretch marks underneath my breasts. These stretch marks are extremely unsightly and awfully painful as the skin is so incredibly thin. I think my insurance will cover my reduction. I'm wondering what can I expect of these stretch marks after surgery.
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November 21, 2012
Answer: The only way to remove stretch marks is to remove the skin that contains them.
It is not likely that your stomach has gotten larger after your breast reduction, unless you have put on more weight. The more likely explanation is that your large breasts looked in better proportion to your stomach and after reducing the breasts, the stomach appears larger compared to the...
Hi.
1) It looks to me that the main problem is that the folds under the breasts are too low (bottoming out). So the nipples are not centered on the breasts and they look quite high. ( And they are also slightly high in reality.)
2) This is not uncommon when skin tension...
Thanks for the question. After 6 weeks your surgery area is totally healed and yes you can do gym and also do other activities. I wish you all the best.