Changed my life completely - so much more comfortable and confident

I have been meaning to put my review of my breast reduction with the absolute genius and artist that is Mark Solomos, on here for months and I’ve finally got round to it! It’s quite a long one, but I thought I’d share my story. Having a breast reduction had never been on my radar, as I was reluctant to go under the knife, believing that the onus was on me to put the work in, in the gym first. But I came to realise that all the exercise in the world (not that I did it!) wasn’t going to make any difference. I researched a load of surgeons and thought I’d found the right one, but my initial consultation with him was an absolute disaster! No point going into detail here, but as I left his consulting rooms in Harley Street, London, I literally burst into tears, which as a normally confident and gregarious person, is just not me. 

A wise 80 year-old friend of mine, told me to get straight back on the horse and keep looking and that’s where I came across a lady on You Tube called Becca Rose, who had done a number of videos about her own breast reduction journey with Mr Solomos. Everything Becca Rose said, resonated with me and I got a really good feeling about Mark. So I decided to take the plunge and made an enquiry. The very next day, on a Saturday no less, I got a phone call from Mark’s secret weapon - his amazing PA, Chrissie! I explained the horrible situation I had endured the day before and to my surprise and absolute relief, Chrissie was a total joy and she was definitely part of the reason I went with Mr Solomos. She told me all about Mark, how he worked and what he was like, she answered every single question I asked, however seemingly trivial and she completely put me at ease. 

Due to the pandemic, my initial consultation with Mark was on Zoom, with Chrissie chaperoning also on Zoom. My second consultation was in-person and at that consultation, Mark explained everything fully, marked me up to show me what he intended to do and again answered all my questions. My brief all along was “to just have a nice pair of boobs – not too small and not too big”. I wanted to be able to stop having to wear enormous bras and be able to buy normal clothes, and even, dare I say it, a normal bikini, without always having to buy a size 18-20 top. I wanted to be able to sleep without feeling suffocated. Unlike the first surgeon I saw, I could tell that Mark understood immediately exactly what I was looking for – and I knew straight away that this was the right surgeon for me and that he was someone I could trust. He told me that my reduction could be done as a day case, that he tended not to use drains (he said that if done properly, these shouldn’t be needed) and that the neck and back pain I had been experiencing for years would disappear as soon as my boobs had been reduced. 

And he was right! I can hands down say that having a breast reduction with Mark has been one of the best things I’ve ever done. My recovery was really straightforward, although I hated having to sleep on my back for the first few weeks as I’m a tummy sleeper, but that was a small price to pay for how happy I feel now. I didn’t realise until after I’d had the reduction how much my previous boobs had affected me, not just in practical terms, but also emotionally and psychologically. I had lost a great deal of confidence and was really feeling my age (I was 54 at the time). An added bonus of the reduction was that I also lost around 4lbs of weight, all of which was in my boobs! 

I am so happy with what Mark did and I can honestly say that not only did he give me the perfect pair of boobs, he changed my life completely! I feel so much more comfortable and confident with how I look and feel, I can wear normal clothes and even wear a bikini without being embarrassed. I can even go bra-less (don’t tell Mark!) without my boobs hanging down heavily as far as my belly button and I can run up the stairs without giving myself a black eye! Exercising is also a million times easier. Three months after surgery I was able to wear a shoulderless dress to my sister’s wedding! I haven’t been able to wear anything like that since my twenties! My scarring is minimal and nine months on, can hardly be seen. So for anyone looking for the best surgeon, I can’t implore you enough to look up Mark Solomos. This man is pure gold!