This patient, a woman in her mid-thirties, has had back, neck and should pain because of her extremely large breasts since she was a teenager. In addition to the large size, her breasts were unusual in that they had a baloon-like expansion of the skin and the nipples were displaced to the side, all shown in the pre-operative photos. She underwent breast reduction using a vertical technique removing over 3 pounds of breast tissue from each side. She is shown before and one year after surgery.
Gallery of Breast Reduction
Plastic Surgeon Serving Indianapolis, Indiana
This woman was in her late thirties when she came to my office requesting breast reduction to help relieve her neck and shoulder pain, which had been troubling her for 20 years. She had a vertical technique breast reduction and is shown before and 6 months after surgery.
This patient is an African-American woman with severe back, neck and shoulder pain due to her extremely large breasts, which can be seen sagging down past her waist. She had a vertical technique breast reduction. She is seen before and one year after surgery. Note how well the scars blend with boarder of the areola.
This patient is a 55 year-old woman with a 20 year history of intense and progressive neck and shoulder pain because of severe breast enlargement, which was only partially relieved by pain medicines and chiropractic treatments. When first evaluated by Dr. Fata, her breasts were measured as a 34H cup size. Dr. Fata recommended and performed a breast reduction using the "Vertical" technique. Within 2 months her symptoms of pain had resolved and she was reduced to a D cup. She is shown before and one year after breast reduction surgery.