Can Kybella be injected to reduce breast size?

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I am a 34E with a petite frame and am way to afraid of going under the knife for a breast reduction. Could Kybella be used to reduce my breast size? Or is there another non-surgical way to reduce my breast size? I'm desperate at this point. Also, I am 5'3", 135 lbs, 21 years old.

Dallas Buchanan, MD · Answer

Thank you for your questions. While I appreciate your creative approach, I would not advise this as a reasonable option. Kybella is meant for treatment of small and very specific areas of fat. It is FDA approved for submental fullness but has been used in off-label areas such as jowls, bra-line, and other small areas of concentrated fat with some success. However, using it an an area such as a breast is not wise since there are other structures within a breast (glands, ducts, etc) that are unknown as to how they will react to the treatment. Furthermore, even if your breast was mostly fat tissue, to make any significant change in your breast size, you would have to inject a massive amount of product over several treatments and this would cost an excessive amount of money (probably easily 10s of thousands of dollars). The bottom line is that if you are relatively healthy, you should have nothing to worry about in regards to breast reduction surgery. It is an outpatient procedure with minimal risk in the right patients. My breast reduction patients are some the happiest patients in my practice. If you truly are desperate, then I would advise you having a consultation with a local board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your concerns and review your options. Several (including me) offer free consultations for cosmetic surgery, so it would be of no obligation or risk to you to go to a consultation just to get information if you wanted.Hope this helps!

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

anywhere you inject kybella it can reduce fat, but it won't do so evenly here and can cause inflammation that I wouldn't suggest you would want in the breast area.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Garry K. Kim, MD · Answer

Thank you for your questions. Kybella is FDA-approved injectable used to improve fat below the chin ( submental fat). Other uses are considered off-label injections. However, I wouldn't recommend Kybella to reduce breast size. I hope this help.

Anteneh Roba, MD · Answer

Kybella was approved by the FDA in 2015 for the reduction of submental fat otherwise called double chin. Treating any other area is an off label indication. I would not use Kybella to reduce breast size.

Justin Harper, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Hi  ryannnbrowwn,Kybella is FDA-cleared for submental fat. It's also used successfully for bra fat but a full breast reduction is not guaranteed safe, may not be economical, may cause too much swelling and produce uneven and lumpy results.All the best, Justin Harper, M.D.

Can Kybella be injected to reduce breast size?

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