Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: I need a breast reduction. My back and shoulders ache, I have head aches, I have deep groves in my shoulders from my bras. Help! I really want to have my breasts reduced from a DD to a C cup, but I am so afraid of all the scars on the breasts from the inverted T. Is there another option to give me smaller, perkier breasts?
Answer: It sounds like you are an excellent candidate for breast reduction surgery. Patients suffering from macromastia like you often suffer both physically and emotionally due to their extra large breasts. Breast reduction surgery can dramatically improve your self image and make it easier for you to fit into clothing and bras. There are other breast reduction options for you with less scarring than the old inverted T reduction. At my office I don't do the old inverted T reduction unless the patient already has those scars and is having a revision done by me or they request an inverted T. The other 2 breast reduction techniques I may recommend for you is liposuction breast reduction or a circum vertical breast reduction. If you only need a small amount of breast tissue removed and you don't need a lift you may be a candidate for liposuction to reduce your breast size. If you require the removal of breast tissue and a lift then I would recommend the circum vertical breast r
eduction. Like you, most women have concerns about scars on their breasts, so I do a minimal scar breast reduction that limits the scar to around the nipple areolar complex and vertically down the breast. I do not place the long scars along the entire crease of the breasts like the inverted T scars. With the breast reduction surgery techniques I use, the patient will benefit from less scarring, and smaller perkier breasts that are more proportionate for their body. The benefits of breast reduction surgeries that I have performed on hundreds of women are both physically and emotionally rewarding for the patients. I look forward to helping you.