Breast Reduction
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I had my consult when I weighed about 100 lbs less than now (I'm at 435ish right now) and my surgeon did not turn me away because of my weight, but advised that he wouldn't reduce them as far as I wanted because with the conditions I had at the time, I would likely lose a lot of weight after surgery and he didn't want to have to do implants afterwards.
It's best to do it after you achieve your goal weight, but if you absolutely have to do it, there have to be good reasons. I'm a 50 H/I and I decided against having surgery despite the curving of my spine etc etc. I was originally turned down by insurance. I could get it approved now but I had a good long think about it.
20% of women have to have all milk ducts and nerves removed from the breasts. I know this because if I did it now, I would be one of them. This means no feeling for up to 7 years, with it never fully restoring, and no breast feeding. If you are large and long, they will remove everything. It was something I almost did because mine were over 50lbs then, even more now, and my spine was curving under the weight.
I know lots of people that said it was the best thing ever, but really, the larger you are, the bigger the adjustment, as well as longer the recovery (generally). You'll need someone who can help you wash your incisions.
OH! Also, if you are seeing a surgeon that does it outpatient, but you are overweight, you may have to front the cost of a 2 day hospital stay. Mine does outpatient but because of my size and the drastic change in the surgery, I had to get an OR booked.
I'm sorry, but it appears that you have been grossly misinformed. I had a substantial reduction done, and the only thing I needed someone else to wash was my hair. And no one has 50 pound breasts. I went from a DDD to a C, and they removed a little over 500 grams (around 1.2 pounds). I suggest you do some Googling if you think differently.
And my surgery was done in a hospital OR, and outpatient. None of my milk ducts or nerves were severed.
Apparently YOU are misinformed, because not everyone has the same experiences. I consulted with several physicians. We are talking an I cup to a B cup. There are MANY women that lose the nerves and milk ducts. It depends on the dimensions of your breasts, along with density. I have incredibly dense breasts that HAVE BEEN WEIGHED and the weight I sited also incorporates pectoral muscles.
Being over 400 pounds means you have to have a substantial amount of anesthesia, which in turn makes it so you have to have direct supervision for longer than someone half your size.
I was advised that because of the radical nature of my procedure, they did not want me to care for the incisions under my arms myself for at least 2 weeks.
How can you possibly know about my situation anyway? You aren't aware of my details... Do I have to get the surgery itinerary for you to "prove" it? LMAO My point was just that being large means that the procedure can be greatly different than someone that is average sized or slightly overweight.
I don't have to google first hand experience.
Just for S&G though, I did Google, and I found that the woman that holds the record for natural breast weight, of breast tissue *only*, weighs in at 20lbs per breast. The woman with the largest augmented breasts weighs 2 stone per breast. So your claim that no one has 50 pounds of breast is just ill-informed, as it is quite possible to have them. Also, most world records are held as measurement in relation to body size... There ARE heavier breasts, but in relation to the body, no. Do you really think that a woman that weighs 800 pounds doesn't have 50 pound boobs? LMAO0 -
You are slapping God in the face when you do that.0
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I had mine done in 2004 (at the age of 33). My only regret was not having it done sooner. I had almost 3 lbs (total) removed. I don't want to say that I'm scar-less. But I can were any style bra and no scars show. I felt immediate relief, even while in the hospital.
After suffering from horride migrane for years (sometimes they were so bad, that I blacked out and lost memory. lost a job because the boss didn't believe that migranes were a real illness and could dehabillate an individual) I haven't had one since the surgery.
I've maintained my full C cup ever since. I've gained and lost inches (smallest, right after surgery was 36. largest 42) over the last 8 years, but my cup size has never faultered.
The funniest thing about the whole recovery, was learning a new center of balance. lol.
Good Luck with your decision. Like I said earlier, my only regret was not having it done sooner.0 -
I had a reduction done 3yrs after my son was born. Best thing I ever did. I had always been big through the chest and when I started training for the military it caused major issues..like tearing blood vessels in my shoulders. I went from a G cup to a C and found I could stand folding laundry and after I healed, continue my workouts with no tearing. I only had two issues with it: first I rejected the stitches for some reason and that made the healing process longer, second when I had a second child I was unable to breastfeed. If you have any more questions feel free to message me.
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Thanks for the replies everyone
Ideally I would lose a bit of weight first. Will see what the surgeon has to say as this is really the first time in my life I've been serious about exercise and it is very difficult. I have been self concious from my teens till now about it, clothes never fit right, I have dents in my shoulders and terrible back pain at the end of every day.
I'm in the UK so insurance isnt a problem but I know I will not be accepted on the NHS as I am overweight. My mum has very kindly offered to pay privately if I choose to go through with it.0 -
On behalf of men everywhere, may I say, "Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :sad:
LOL!! I'm sure you'd still be able to suffocate between them. She just wants them small enough that she doesn't have to bend at the waist to see her feet...
(just for the record, I went from a 36B to a 42DD with pregnancy/nursing. I'm currently around a 38D/DD with no plans for a reduction)0 -
Hi there, I will add my three dollars worth
where you overweight at the time?
I was sitting on 110 kgs when I got my girts done in November last year - I was a 36F/G depending on the bra - now a 36C/D - I had 1.7 kg taken off. I healed really well afterwards and have been able to wear underwires since Feb.
what happened when you lost weight after?
I lost about 12 kgs on my own and since being at MFP i have lost nearly 3.5kg in about 4 weeks.
Things that have I have done since being smaller is I spin /ride most days and have started the couch to 5k run. I am up to up to running 4 kms without stopping which is a real achievement
would you recommend I continue to lose a bit more weight first?
I had the same advice but felt that having my boobs reduced was more important to help with back/neck pain etc...having them done has helped me reduced weight as well.
how was the recovery?
Ok.. I had a rough time with recovery - not something I want
Is your life easier now?
Oh yes... I love being able to go into a shop and buy bras that are gorgeous and tops that fit ie size 14 rather than 18/20 that fitted around the girls
I love being able to run without getting black eyes
add me if you want to know more.....0 -
I had my consult when I weighed about 100 lbs less than now (I'm at 435ish right now) and my surgeon did not turn me away because of my weight, but advised that he wouldn't reduce them as far as I wanted because with the conditions I had at the time, I would likely lose a lot of weight after surgery and he didn't want to have to do implants afterwards.
It's best to do it after you achieve your goal weight, but if you absolutely have to do it, there have to be good reasons. I'm a 50 H/I and I decided against having surgery despite the curving of my spine etc etc. I was originally turned down by insurance. I could get it approved now but I had a good long think about it.
20% of women have to have all milk ducts and nerves removed from the breasts. I know this because if I did it now, I would be one of them. This means no feeling for up to 7 years, with it never fully restoring, and no breast feeding. If you are large and long, they will remove everything. It was something I almost did because mine were over 50lbs then, even more now, and my spine was curving under the weight.
I know lots of people that said it was the best thing ever, but really, the larger you are, the bigger the adjustment, as well as longer the recovery (generally). You'll need someone who can help you wash your incisions.
OH! Also, if you are seeing a surgeon that does it outpatient, but you are overweight, you may have to front the cost of a 2 day hospital stay. Mine does outpatient but because of my size and the drastic change in the surgery, I had to get an OR booked.
No maam. I went from an H to a C. I had 8 lbs removed and he said that was the most he had removed from one person. Some people have to have the nipple completely removed and relocated, I did not. What is now my whole breast, was just the top half before. The milk ducts were not a concern in my case, as the mammary glands were too tightly compressed for me to breast feed anyway. I did not have ANYONE help me at all. I was out of work for one week. I couldnt lift over my head or lift heavy stuff for 3-5 weeks.
OP - do not listen to this post, it is FULL of innacuracy.0 -
Am I the only one who thinks that men don't belong contributing to this conversation unless they have had a reduction, have knowledge from someone else who has, or are in the business of performing them?
Wow. Instead of a breast reduction it looks like you need that stick removed from your *kitten*.0 -
I had my consult when I weighed about 100 lbs less than now (I'm at 435ish right now) and my surgeon did not turn me away because of my weight, but advised that he wouldn't reduce them as far as I wanted because with the conditions I had at the time, I would likely lose a lot of weight after surgery and he didn't want to have to do implants afterwards.
It's best to do it after you achieve your goal weight, but if you absolutely have to do it, there have to be good reasons. I'm a 50 H/I and I decided against having surgery despite the curving of my spine etc etc. I was originally turned down by insurance. I could get it approved now but I had a good long think about it.
20% of women have to have all milk ducts and nerves removed from the breasts. I know this because if I did it now, I would be one of them. This means no feeling for up to 7 years, with it never fully restoring, and no breast feeding. If you are large and long, they will remove everything. It was something I almost did because mine were over 50lbs then, even more now, and my spine was curving under the weight.
I know lots of people that said it was the best thing ever, but really, the larger you are, the bigger the adjustment, as well as longer the recovery (generally). You'll need someone who can help you wash your incisions.
OH! Also, if you are seeing a surgeon that does it outpatient, but you are overweight, you may have to front the cost of a 2 day hospital stay. Mine does outpatient but because of my size and the drastic change in the surgery, I had to get an OR booked.
No maam. I went from an H to a C. I had 8 lbs removed and he said that was the most he had removed from one person. Some people have to have the nipple completely removed and relocated, I did not. What is now my whole breast, was just the top half before. The milk ducts were not a concern in my case, as the mammary glands were too tightly compressed for me to breast feed anyway. I did not have ANYONE help me at all. I was out of work for one week. I couldnt lift over my head or lift heavy stuff for 3-5 weeks.
OP - do not listen to this post, it is FULL of innacuracy.
Just because your experience is different from hers doesn't make it inaccurate. You are being a bit ignorant aren't you? Are you over 400 pounds? Do you have her breasts? Do you have her doctors? If not, then how can you say she is being inaccurate? If they told her that someone needs to help her then who are you to say it's wrong?
That's like me saying that no matter what, take a week off of work for wisdom teeth removal because MY experience was that I was swollen and in terrible pain for a week even on medicine. My sister didn't swell and went back to work the next day. Same procedure-different results.0 -
I know several people who had it done and didn't wait to achieve a goal weight first. They are all very happy with the results. I must say one looks pregnant now that her tummy is bigger than her breasts.0
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I had my consult when I weighed about 100 lbs less than now (I'm at 435ish right now) and my surgeon did not turn me away because of my weight, but advised that he wouldn't reduce them as far as I wanted because with the conditions I had at the time, I would likely lose a lot of weight after surgery and he didn't want to have to do implants afterwards.
It's best to do it after you achieve your goal weight, but if you absolutely have to do it, there have to be good reasons. I'm a 50 H/I and I decided against having surgery despite the curving of my spine etc etc. I was originally turned down by insurance. I could get it approved now but I had a good long think about it.
20% of women have to have all milk ducts and nerves removed from the breasts. I know this because if I did it now, I would be one of them. This means no feeling for up to 7 years, with it never fully restoring, and no breast feeding. If you are large and long, they will remove everything. It was something I almost did because mine were over 50lbs then, even more now, and my spine was curving under the weight.
I know lots of people that said it was the best thing ever, but really, the larger you are, the bigger the adjustment, as well as longer the recovery (generally). You'll need someone who can help you wash your incisions.
OH! Also, if you are seeing a surgeon that does it outpatient, but you are overweight, you may have to front the cost of a 2 day hospital stay. Mine does outpatient but because of my size and the drastic change in the surgery, I had to get an OR booked.
No maam. I went from an H to a C. I had 8 lbs removed and he said that was the most he had removed from one person. Some people have to have the nipple completely removed and relocated, I did not. What is now my whole breast, was just the top half before. The milk ducts were not a concern in my case, as the mammary glands were too tightly compressed for me to breast feed anyway. I did not have ANYONE help me at all. I was out of work for one week. I couldnt lift over my head or lift heavy stuff for 3-5 weeks.
OP - do not listen to this post, it is FULL of innacuracy.
What the flyin crap is up with people trying to tell me that something I went through PERSONALLY, and I'm sharing my PERSONAL experience, is wrong? I don't remember ANYONE being in that room with me talking to the doctor about the radical nature of my surgery. Ever think that mayhaps if you had been there, you would have heard my surgeon speaking to the fact that I would be the largest, heaviest, and one of the most radical mastoplexy cases he'd ever handled?
Jeebus Crust, shoot me in the face for trying to save the OP the shock and horror I went through because I thought it was going to be a simple situation, and it turned out to be a decision that I had to make that would completely alter my life.
I bet if I said that the doctor expected me to not have to use painkillers afterwards solely because of the pain reduction due to my disability would be so profound, the incision and surgery post-op pain would be chump change, I'd just get reamed more.
I mean, you all DO realize that cup sizes are not all the same, right? Like, the bigger you are overall as a person, the more mass an H cup has? Let me reiterate about density too.
Did I say he was removing 50 pounds? NO. I said my breasts weighed 50 pounds total. He estimated a 17-25lbs loss via surgery.
UGH Why am I even bothering... OP, my whole point was that it's not a cake walk for everyone but usually pans out for the best. Don't let anyone ever tell you that your PERSONAL experience wasn't right or true. You experience it for yourself, and just because everyone else says it was the greatest thing ever, it doesn't mean you have to say that as well.0 -
I soooo want to get one!!! I'm currently a 38F, at the beginning of my journey I was a 40DDD so my band has gone down and my boobs have not!!! When I was exclusively nursing/pumping I was a J!!!
I do want to get to my goal weight before I have any surgery done (I'm thinking of a tummy tuck too) so then I'll be even lower afterwards!!! But I still have 20 lbs to go and it doesn't want to go anywhere!!!0 -
I haven't had a reduction, and was considering one when I was overweight, however I've already lost enough weight to fit into normal bras again! I just wanted to post to advise you not to until you know whether or not the weight you are planning to maintain needs it.
ETA I've always had large breasts, not just when I got heavier and they didn't shrink all that much I went from a clearly can't keep the whole boob in a 36DD to a fits well 34DD in 30 something pounds. I hope to lose a few more inches because the girls are keeping me from fitting into size smalls. Oh also, the back pain I've had all my life has gone away with heavy lifting. I'm finally strong enough to hold em up!0 -
I had thoughts about it, when I gained weight and went from a small 34B at 135 pounds to a large 40D at 195 pounds. As I started to lose weight, my breast was not going down at all and it made me very self-conscious. As of now, I am down to a 38C. I probably won't ever be a small 34B again but just getting down to a small 36B or C will be fine by me. I feel if it does not fit my body once I lose all of this weight again then maybe I will consider it again.0
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On behalf of men everywhere, may I say, "Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :sad:
I know you're just kidding, but the feminist in me is screaming at you right now :P
That's ok, the male chauvinist in me is still thinking of boobies so I can't hear you. :glasses:
Maybe when she's done screaming she'll make us sammiches?
^ LOL0 -
On behalf of men everywhere, may I say, "Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :sad:
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Thank you for the advice everyone. (and the jokes guys). Its not something I have only been thinking of since I gained weight, I was thinking of it long before then as my breasts have always been waaaaay out of proportion to my frame.
Just thought I'd give an update, I had my consultation and I think I am going ahead with the surgery on wednesday. Its so soon as they had just added a new breast specialist consultant to their practice and he had some space. The surgeon is not worried at all about my weight as he can see the amount Im carrying on my breasts.
Heres hoping all goes well and I can buy normal bras/swimwear, exercise comfortably and have confidence soon enough!!0 -
I have contemplated this several times. Obviously, I'm admitting to being part of the BBW (Big Breasted Women) club. I like mine, yes they're have been days where my back and neck were strained or in pain. However, through the years my body has adjusted and I'm now used to it. Now, my plan is that whatever weight i lose, I will sculpt and prevent saggy boobies as much as possible.0
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It was the best thing I ever did, I healed very nice. I was a size EE, and had to have my bras custom made. I lost over a pound and a half on each breast. No more backaches. Find a good surgeon with experience in breast reduction. I still have full sensation in both nipples and was able to breast feed my daughter.0
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Well, thats me 6 days post op.
The surgeon told me he removed just under 7lbs in total, I have went from a UK J up to a C/D. It was one of the biggest redustions he had ever done.
Very happy so far, just hoping for an easy recovery and healing proccess!
The op went well although I had a heamatoma and required a blood transfusion and a second trip to theatre to sort it. All well now
Before - January 2012
After - June 2012 (along with my wee bit of weight loss prior to surgery lol)
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I have no regrets except that I wish I had fought my surgeon harder to make them smaller (she insisted I wouldn't want to go from one extreme to another, I was 18 when I got the surgery. She was wrong).
where you overweight at the time? No
what happened when you lost weight after? They shrink. But they get bigger when I gain weight.
would you recommend I continue to lose a bit more weight first? This is something your doctor should advise you about.
how was the recovery? It was a breeze for me, but again, I was 18 and in excellent physical shape.
Is your life easier now? Much easier.
Overall, I was really scared going into it but post-op I felt great. I had an excellent surgeon and everything went smoothly.0
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