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29 Years Old, 36DDD/36E, Wanting to Go to a 36A

UPDATED FROM itsme_G
1 month pre

Posting my 1st pic. 36DDD/36E

$9,000

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The only person I remember ever seeing on here who went down to an A cup was very unhappy with her results, it was basically a botched job done by a VA surgeon who wasn't a specialist in BR. As to anyone who intentionally went to an A cup and was happy with it I would say I haven't run across it. You are talking about basically almost having a mastectomy at that point. You might want to consult with a surgeon who has experience doing F to M breast reductions. They would have experience doing extreme reductions. As to whether you could get a good aesthetic result, that is the real question. One of the previous commenters mentioned the width of the breast root and it is true, us larger breasted gals have a larger/wider root. The shape and contour of a breast that has naturally grown to an A or B cup is different than one that is surgically created. I think you are setting yourself up for disappointment by declaring "no exceptions". Maybe you need to wait until you're in your 50's like I am and have endured chronic pain for 40 years and then you will be REALLY done with them and be willing to accept the less than perfect results you will most likely end up with. And I mean no offense by saying that, I just have seen it happen before-it's nearly impossible for a surgeon to guarantee a particular outcome, and a good one really won't make those guarantees.
Thank you for your input. I am real trying to do a lot of research before I pull the trigger. I know what I want. But at the same time, Indint want to rush the decision because I want to be confident with my decision knowing I will be able to get what I want. If not, what are the risk of going that small
*really
Like others said, the problem has to do with inadequate blood flow, especially to the nipple.The breast is full of blood vessels (and nerves) lymph vessels, etc in addition to the milk glands/ducts and fat tissue. So when they do surgery they are cutting through, and removing, sections of all those tissues. and the attached skin, and then rearranging and sewing everything back into a new position. If they disturb and remove too much at one time, and the remaining circulation is not adequate, the tissues (including but not limited to the nipple) can DIE and then you can end up with a real mess where you can have dents of missing tissue, problems with wound healing in the incision areas, loss of nipples (it can happen), really bad scarring etc. An experienced and ethical surgeon will not knowingly do a surgery that is likely to have this kind of result. They want to take care of their patients and also protect their own reputation. They don't want their patients to end up in the wound clinic or having to have reconstructive surgery because things went bad. Remember that BR is an elective surgery. When a patient has cancer and has mastectomy, EVERYTHING is removed including the nipple. They are not going for an aesthetically pleasing result they are trying to make sure they get all the possible cancerous tissue (and "margins" as they term it which means MORE than the actual tumor area). So they are not worried about leaving enough blood flow to keep the nipple alive. I would recommend going on YouTube and watching how a BR surgery is performed. That will help you understand the structure of the breast and what they are actually doing when they do a BR. I wish you well in your quest but I think you are likely to have a difficult time finding a (reputable) surgeon who will "guarantee" you an A cup. A typical BR removes about 3 cup sizes safely. Massive breast reductions are done but typically on women who are starting much larger (K,L,M cups) and often do require a free nipple graft which means removing your nipple and sewing it back on. Which has risks of its own sometimes doesn't "take" which also means losing the nipple.
UPDATED FROM itsme_G
1 month pre

Anyone has gone from a DDD/E or bigger Breast size and went to an A Cup successfully?

Please ladies, help me out before I go to my appointment!

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I went from an F to a B, which is far as my surgeon thought he could go without losing my nipples. Which is more important to you - an A cup or your nipples?
I really want to be an A cup. I been thinking about that for years. How do you like your B cup? Can you pm me?
UPDATED FROM itsme_G
1 month pre

Please Help!

Anyone that can give me insight or input on my questions, it will be greatly appreciated.

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I went from spilling out of an H to I think I am a C now, still too early to tell.
PM me
When I had my consult with my surgeon (haven't had the surgery yet though), he said that the smaller you go, the more risk there will be of losing the nipple and other complications. He said that he could take me, a 36G to a D no problem. But if I wanted to be an A or B for example, that would be trickier. He also would need to completely detach the nipple and re-attach it with a nipple graft in order to do that, if that was what I wanted.

He said that many women come in, asking for a super small cup size because they think it's what they want aesthetically and to relieve back pain etc. BUT a reduction only really has to be minor to feel significant pain relief.

One this I have found in my google searches is that it's very hard to make an A cup look right and have a normal shape considering the width of the original breasts.
*one thing I have found in my google searches
If it's what you want though, I hope you can get it. Keep us updated!
I definitely want an A cup. I read stuff online but I still want an A cup. I have a small frame and I think it would fit me
I will. I wish someone did that and had a story to share
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