Can breast reduction help with chronic pain (t7-8 disc herniation, more)?

Hello dear! Thank you for your question. It is a safe procedure, in which
your plastic surgeon will reduce the amount of breast tissue, reshape
your breasts, raise the nipple-areolar complex to its appropriate
position (possibly making the size smaller, if needed), and ultimately
ameliorate the possible complaints that you do have for the reason that
you are having this procedure (e.g., neck/back pain, migraines, rashes/infections, etc)."Sometimes a woman with very large breasts will know instinctively that
the extra weight on her chest is causing the problems but just as often
she doesn't
recognize the connection and sometimes that can lead to years of
unnecessary suffering,"Consult
with a board-certified plastic surgeon who will discuss the procedure
with you, examine, and assist you in determining if this is the right
procedure for you. Voice your complaints. Good luck :)

Thank you very much for your question.Yes, breast reduction "can" decrease back and neck pain.  That's why it's one of my favorite procedures to do, and has some of the highest patient satisfaction rates in plastic surgery.  However, pain reduction/elimination is never guaranteed, especially in your case where you also have a thoracic herniation.The fact that going bra-less causes significant discomfort makes me think that you will have a benefit with reduction, but again, I cannot say for sure.  Best of luck!

Thank you for the question and the major reason reduction mammoplasties are performed is because of chronic neck, back and shoulder aches secondary to the large size of ones breasts and that is why it is usually covered by insuranceDr. Corbin