Women often seek a reduction to adjust body proportions post-pregnancy or significant weight loss, while others wish to address emotional or physical conditions such as numbness or asymmetry.

Under general anesthesia, your surgeon will perform the procedure and remove excess fat, glandular tissue and loose skin in order to decrease your breast size. They’ll also reduce its size and shape before correcting asymmetry issues.

Increased Self-Confidence

Women who undergo breast reduction surgery frequently find their self-esteem increases as they recover from the procedure, leading them to make healthier choices for themselves, such as eating more nutritious food or undertaking physical activities that were once impossible due to pain caused by large breasts.

Heavy, disproportionately-sized breasts can present a substantial barrier to exercise by making movement difficult or leaving marks from bra straps, creating obstacles for women wanting to participate in sports or physically demanding activities such as tennis player Simona Halep who credits breast reduction with her success on the court.

Note that breast reduction results may reverse themselves if women become pregnant or gain weight post-surgery, but otherwise should remain permanent; though scarring around areola and incision lines might increase with time but should gradually fade over time as well.

Less Pain

Breast reduction surgery can be life-altering for some women. It can reduce back pain and other physical symptoms associated with large breasts, while also improving their self-image and clothing fitting more comfortably; women also often feel more at ease going out into public without worrying about how they look.

Women typically recover quickly from this surgery. Although some pain may remain afterward, this should usually be managed using prescription and over-the-counter painkillers. They should wear a supportive bra during recovery and refrain from strenuous activity for four to six weeks following their operation.

Women aged 40 or more often seek breast reduction surgery to correct changes to body proportions that occur with age, or before having children, as their breasts can enlarge again during gestation. Most women find the benefits of this surgery far outweigh its risks – healing time and scarring are minor.

Less Irritation

Like with paper cuts or finger swellings, your incision sites may be tender for several days post-incision; the discomfort should diminish within two weeks.

Women with large breasts often experience back pain or rashes beneath their breasts – a condition commonly referred to as “nipple chafing.” Furthermore, many may be embarrassed or uncomfortable with their oversize busts in public settings and therefore avoid certain activities like running and swimming altogether.

Breast reduction surgery can help alleviate these symptoms, so that you can enjoy an active lifestyle without pain or irritation. While the results of this procedure should generally remain permanent, their shape may change with weight fluctuations or pregnancy. While itching may occur as a side effect of surgery, typically due to hypersensitivity reactions related to adhesive dressings or hypersensitive reactions of some kind; an antihistamine will provide much-needed relief.

Better Sleep

Women with larger breasts often find it difficult to sleep comfortably due to skin irritation from rubbing and friction between their breasts and sheets, making finding a comfortable sleeping position difficult and leading to skin rashes and irritation. Breast reduction surgery may help address these issues and enable women to sleep comfortably again.

Sleep is essential to our overall health. Sleep helps the body heal and recuperate, so ensuring you get adequate restful rest is critical for overall wellness. If you find difficulty in falling asleep, try cutting back on caffeine consumption, eating light snacks before bed, turning off TV and computer devices, etc. If none of this works, consider trying sleep aids like yoga to relax you before sleeping soundly at night.

Breast reduction surgery can be life-changing. If your large breasts are causing you discomfort, consider meeting with an experienced plastic surgeon to see how reducing them could benefit you. Signs that this could be necessary include grooved bra straps on shoulders and neck areas; rashes under breasts; sleeping, exercising and performing daily tasks becoming harder; grooves from bra straps digging into shoulders and neck areas or difficulties sleeping/exercising/completing daily tasks more difficult or difficulties sleeping through night time routines etc.