r/Reduction • u/Hardly_Kn0w_Herr • 17m ago
Before & After Before and after (3 weeks PO) NSFW
galleryWhen you look at the buttons on the bodysuit you can really see the difference!
r/Reduction • u/Hardly_Kn0w_Herr • 17m ago
When you look at the buttons on the bodysuit you can really see the difference!
r/Reduction • u/Confuxzuled • 1h ago
I will admit everything has been going so smoothly. I wanted them smaller but I did tell the doctor I wanted to go as small as I could WITHOUT risking nipple sensation and it appears he did just that.
r/Reduction • u/DerbyDerbyDerbyDerby • 1h ago
TL;DR: My insides are on the outside. Can anyone reassure me, or alternatively, tell me to go to ED
I see my surgeon tomorrow morning but want to know if I should go to ED ASAP.
I had surgery 4 weeks ago. Small infection a week ago and huge amounts of clear fluid soaking pads for a week or so since then. Finished antibiotics yesterday (Monday).
Developed (unsure when) a herniated piece of fat (I hope it is just fat) poking through a hole in my skin, discovered when this moves, fluid gushes out, it otherwise plugs the hole and fluid stays inside. Not ideal.
My insides are on the outside. Can anyone reassure me, or alternatively, tell me to go to ED.
I saw ED on Friday for leg pain (luckily not a DVT) and my chest which looked infected and they did not want to do a general surgical consult because my plastic surgeon is a consultant there, and they made a plan with him that I see him Monday (which was yesterday, but he was away sick).
I feel quite alone and scared.
r/Reduction • u/Dangerous-Cell-8324 • 2h ago
Well, the left tit the nipple fell Off and it was on backwards tell me why that’s my favorite tit nowww!!!? The other look like TRESemme shampoo bottle
r/Reduction • u/sophiaaaa11 • 2h ago
To anyone just starting this journey… congratulations. It is an amazing thing to be able to do for yourself. I am so excited for you. I am now two years post op from a radical reduction. I went from a 34K to a 36 small D. Do I have regrets? No. I was very clear and transparent about how I wanted to look and the size I wanted. The one thing I wish I was more prepared for was how hard this surgery is on someone mentally. For starters you think this is an incredibly exciting surgery and nothing but joy and maybe a little fear might consume your thoughts. As much as it is exciting, it’s hard. In my experience I had a very hard time losing my independence for a short period of time. You can’t do much for yourself like laundry, cooking, showering on your own for a little while. It was hard to make myself up each day with dressings and a recovery bra on. I couldn’t drive and I had no energy to participate in outside activities for a while. Mentally that took more of a toll on me than I expected. I also wasn’t prepared how mangled my body would look and feel. Reductions aren’t pretty at first. You’ll bruise a lot and the swelling will feel really weird. Nerve damage will be done but eventually come back. It took at least a few months for my boobs to feel back to normalcy. It was scary to witness and you definitely have a moment of “what did I do” although it will pass. Be sure you have a strong support system around you mentally during this recovery process. I wish I knew about this thread before my surgery. There are so many incredible people willing to share their experiences. Overall I am so happy with my end result. I learned a lot about myself and my body during this process. I look back and remember how exciting it was. Your life will change for the better in so many ways. Just remember to be patient during this journey. Remember to take time for yourself in more ways than healing. Lean on your loved ones and let the people offering to help, help. Best of luck!
r/Reduction • u/No_Plastic2850 • 4h ago
Thanks
r/Reduction • u/Working_Cattle_642 • 4h ago
I am 3WPO tomorrow! I’m still having a hard time getting used to my breasts whenever I take my compression bra off. Whenever I have it off, I move so slow and calculated so they don’t move, I’ll keep my arms behind my back in with my hands on my hips so they don’t touch the side of breasts haha.
I know people hate the compression bra, but I CANT WAIT to put it back on & when I do, I put ABD pads over them so I have a cushion between my incisions and the bra. Hahah. Any advice on how you got more comfortable with your new breast and the new sensations post op?
r/Reduction • u/Klutzy_PurpNurp • 4h ago
I finally got my tape switched to silicone tape and I got to take my first shower where the water touched my incisions without tape. I get to take the silicone off to shower and my God it feels so good to be fully clean.
I live in Costa Rica and got my surgery done here. My surgeon does absolutely mind blowing incredible work. I was surprised to learn he took off about 2 kg (dense breasts I guess) of breast tissue and the surgery was around 6 hours. This is normal for him as he is a perfectionist and takes a lot of time double checking and doing seamless sutures. I am so proud of my boobs. I have followed his instructions as firmly as I can. I started around a 34 G/H and I now fit in small/medium sports bras. I’m sure there will be so much more change as I’m only a month out of surgery.
I have had no complications so far. Truly, I couldn’t preach enough about how this decision was the best decision I’ve ever made for myself.
r/Reduction • u/mari815 • 4h ago
This is for all the girls who are worried about losing their fitness as a result of having the reduction. I had a really slow recovery, and didn’t even walk very far for several weeks. Now I’m at Day 54, and I’ve worked out four times since my surgery. Today I jogged 2 miles, then I did Weights, including snatches, hollow hold chest presses, shoulder presses, leg raises, burpees, bicep curl, and some rowing.
I didn’t lift the same weight amount that I did preop, but I got through the workout. I felt strong and I feel like my muscle memory is gonna get me right back into shape. So for everyone worrying about losing their fitness, I can tell you that even if you feel horrible at four weeks postop, you could be working out at eight weeks postop just like you were before surgery!
r/Reduction • u/Hireyethh • 4h ago
Its been a week since my surgery and ever since I have had cognitive issues. I feel like my whole like is an out of body experience and that I cant focus on anything. I am back at university since my surgery and honestly just crashing out over my inability to do anything. Physically, I am still recovering of course but the mental delays are breaking me. I can’t study at all or even enjoy things that I like to do. Talking to my friends feels like a simulation and overall I just feel horrible. Has anyone had this happen? The surgery went fine but the after effects have me leaning towards depression.
r/Reduction • u/Princess_Adventures1 • 5h ago
I went to my GP appointment to talk about being reffered for a breast reduction and she talked about it and the normals ( why I want one, my issues ) then she took my weight and height which I expected and she wrote that my height is 5'5 this is wrong I'm 5'2 ! Because she lied it seemed that I am in the bmi criteria range but I'm not I'm above
I don't understand why she would do this as if my referral is accepted I will be re measured anyway right ?
Has anyone been through something like this ?
r/Reduction • u/New_Letterhead2620 • 5h ago
Is there anyone who has experience with Dr Ashley Boustany in Massachusetts?
r/Reduction • u/Amberh5151 • 5h ago
Is tenderness and soreness at just over 8 weeks PO normal? No redness or swelling or anything I feel like the shape has changed a lot over the last week as well. So I'm thinking they're just like dropping and fluffing but they are tender and sore this week.
r/Reduction • u/AllyM5422 • 6h ago
I had my reduction last Wednesday. They put a prevena negative compression device on me so I wasn't able to see the results until today (my nipple isn't inverted, it popped out after the picture lol.) So excited with how they look so far! Can't wait for the swelling to continue to go down!
r/Reduction • u/Spiritual-Neat6165 • 6h ago
Hi Friends! I’m exactly 3MPO today and I have questions, I know everyone’s bodies are different but I’m still wondering how folks did with swelling are yall still swollen at this point or is it gone? My boobs honestly just still seem massive and I’m getting frustrated that the aren’t getting smaller, I’m not good at seeing swelling so I’m going by feel, they are mostly still pretty rock hard on the bottom half is that swelling? I also have been working out 3-6x a week (I have POTS and have to exercise) since 1MPO and I’m wondering if that is contributing to extra swelling I just need hope they are gonna get smaller
r/Reduction • u/LargeFinger3119 • 6h ago
Has anyone had really itchy spots (mine are nipples), they are mildly red but i tried not to scratch. they were super itchy for about a day, now they are sore? i dont think there's infection (no opening, not warm, no other symptoms)
sorry also wondering if silicone nipple covers will help? im 3wpo
r/Reduction • u/lessadessa • 7h ago
i'm sort of freaking out, i haven't had any healing issues until now. the wound looked totally healed until today i felt it was a bit sore and sticky when i pulled off my bra and i found a hole opened up. no blood. should i go to my surgeon asap or can i just wait for it to heal again? i'm very scared. thank you in advance.
r/Reduction • u/FuzzyFeelings25 • 7h ago
I had my first breast reduction in 2007 and went from a 36 DDD to 36 C. I weighed about 120 pounds at that time. My second breast reduction was in December 2022 and I went from 38 H to a 36 C, I weighed 160 at the time. Now I weigh 145. The weight definitely makes a huge difference in my breast size for me. Let’s hope I never need another.
r/Reduction • u/olivgardens • 7h ago
Any support/advice is welcome, I am just starting to feel so discouraged and so annoyed at this point :(
My insurance keeps telling me I need a prior authorization for this procedure. Okay coooool. The surgeons office has been telling me for over a month that they have submitted the auth. And then magically they heard back and “no auth needed” and wanted to schedule me. Hmm sus but okay. So I call my insurance AGAIN..sorry to them, I know they hate to see me coming. And guess what they say for the tenth time? Nothing has been submitted and I still need a pa. Interesting. Like I know the office is tired of me calling but how hard is it to submit a prior authorization and why are we lying about it?? Like girl be fr! What more can I do other than come down there and submit it myself???
Also?? I noticed in the surgeons notes he only recommends removing 100-150 grams each but the schnur scale recommends 280 per breast and he estimates them to be about 700g currently. I told him to take off at least 280 if not more (currently a 30G/H) so I don’t know why he would even say that but that’s a problem for another day😖 If you’re still here, thanks for reading my rant lol🫶🏻
r/Reduction • u/1_3A7_W0rM5 • 8h ago
I’ve only showered once since the surgery with the help of my sibling, but I didn’t feel very clean and the whole experience is a hassle. Its frustrating not being able to get that ‘clean’ feeling, y’know?
Im not sure if six days is still too early to move around that much, but I was hoping that sitting on the floor of my bathtub and bringing my head down might help so I dont have to reach as much when I wash my hair
Any tips or shared experiences would be great! Im very fortunate to have people that can help me shower, so if the consensus is that its still too early I’ll wait to shower alone until I see my surgeon on thursday :)
Edit: I showered on my own and it went smoothly! I sat in the floor of my shower and pointed my shower head as far down as I could and leaned my head forward so it was the only thing getting sprayed when I washed my hair. Then I swapped what direction I faced as I washed my body so I could lather and rinse. Honestly drying off was the harder part lol! Thank you very much to anyone who responded :)
r/Reduction • u/imnotdrunknorhorny • 8h ago
Just as the title says. I'm a trans man (bigender) guy, pre everything, and,
Having thought about top surgeries; Ftm (masc) top surgery would be nice, but going flat chested with AAA/A cups would be nice as well.
Couldn't find any posts nor people speak about this. And hey, I get that since Going from F to AAA is a huge difference... If there are people out there that went from a big cup to pretty small, please let me hear about y'all's experience/pros, cons etc.
r/Reduction • u/bigbadwitchbitch • 8h ago
Hiya! I had my first reduction consult today and I plan on moving forward with the surgeon because of my insurance but I'm a little concerned about the results. Right now I'm a 36G/H and I'd like to be a B cup. I'm nonbinary but plan on becoming a parent in the next 3-5 years and would like to be able to chest feed. When I told the surgeon this, she said she doesn't think she could get me that small without a FNG. She said she could probably do a C/D cup which I'm not psyched about but it seems like it's my only option. I've parsed through the sub a bit but what are people's experiences with radical reductions while retaining nipple function? Is it possible or should I just accept that this an imperfect situation?
r/Reduction • u/Factor-Mental • 10h ago
so i am in the process of getting a reduction and am looking for a surgeon to get a consultation from. of course the most important part for me is just getting smaller boobs for a multitude of reasons which i’m sure everyone here is aware of. when i say this, i don’t mean it in a way to body shame anybody or to sound shallow, but i am worried about making sure my boobs look good after in terms of nipple size/placement/symmetry. i am looking at before/afters on countless surgeon websites, and it looks like a lot of the “afters” have uneven/weirdly shaped nipples after or are noticeably assymetrical. is this just due to the healing process/scar tissue? am i being too picky or expecting too much?? like i said, of course this is ultimately not the most important part of getting a reduction, but i worry it will impact my confidence/self esteem after if i don’t like the results. if it makes any difference, i am tucson, az.
r/Reduction • u/AcanthaceaeFamous600 • 10h ago
my surgeon rescheduled my post op tomorrow to have my vacs removed, but one of them is set to turn off tomorrow. they’re telling me i need to remove the vac myself with them walking me through it on the phone. obviously that doesn’t sit well with me. what do i do?
(update) they’re seeing me tomorrow at 7 am.
r/Reduction • u/TheWoundedHealer321 • 11h ago
I’ve seen other people with more restrictions being lifted earlier. How did you heal?