Looking into axillary breast removal, will excess skin removal affect the sweat glands under my arm? (photos)

Dear Nola Jazz,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

This deformity is usually combination of breast tissue and fat. Liposuction may help to a some degree but excision of skin and residual tissue is necessery. Scar should not interfere with the function of sweat glands. Good luck.

Some axillary skin will remain with hair and sweat glands since the majority of the mass is below your axilla. If it is mainly fat, liposuction can remove the fat. However, an excision will remove all the excess and the excess skin.

Dear Nola,
My suggestion is to have liposuction performed first, allow the skin to contract, then decide if skin excision is required. There is a descent amount of skin contraction post liposuction of this area however, I am pretty sure there will be excess skin. The difference is after the contraction of the skin, there may be less skin to remove and thus shorter scars.
Dr. Taranow