Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

see all q&a
Posted underBreast Reduction q&a

Is it painful to have the steri strips removed after a breast reduction?

MP1231Dec 4, 2013
This is my second BR (20 yrs ago and then now), I don't recall having steri strips however here I am. I have quite hard blotches of dried blood underneath the strips and around the aureola and underneath. I go to the PS next week (my 2nd visit to her, she took of the main dressing last week). Will she take them off? And does it hurt because they stick so much?

Answers (2)

From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Dec 6, 2013
Answer
Dr. Tom J. Pousti, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Dec 5, 2013
Answer

More Breast Reduction Questions

Top Answer
User Avatar
Tom J. Pousti, MD

Congratulations on having undergone breast reduction procedure. At this point, given that the operations was done recently, it is much too early to evaluate the outcome of the procedure performed. You can expect changes in breast size/shape to occur over the course of next several months and...

+3 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Tom J. Pousti, MD

Based on your description, you may be an excellent candidate for breast reduction surgery at some point. This operation tends to be one of the most patient pleasing operations we perform. “Typical” patients who present for breast reduction surgery are women who have disproportionately large bre...

+1 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Rick Rosen, MD

Without an examination it is difficult to be sure but if you truthfully are a 44H, I think you need a lot more tissue removed to see a good result. 200 grams is a small reduction, more typically for a D cup to a C cup reduction.

+7 answers
See all Breast Reduction Q&A
See more Breast Reduction Q&As
See all Q&As
SEE BREAST REDUCTION GUIDE →