Can Your Stomach Get Larger After BR Surgery?

For a short period of time after your breast reduction procedure, the abdomen may look larger secondary to fluid retention and/or “constipation”. However, in the longer term, your abdomen may appear to be larger because the breasts are now smaller.

 Because the breasts are now smaller, the abdomen may look proportionately larger and/or may become more visible from the patient's time point without the visual obstruction of the large/low breasts.

 I hope this helps.

I was once scolded by a large busted woman who had undergone breast reduction for creating a big tummy.  It was always there, she just couldn't see it over her large breasts.  The reduction removed the visual obstacle.  Thank God for pre op photos.

Assuming your weight remains the same, the answer is NO.  You may have fluid retention after surgery that resolves with time.  And you will have the illusion of a larger tummy when your breasts are smaller.  But your tummy does not get larger following a breast reduction.