Question:
I have 40-DD breasts that I will be getting reduced to a size C. After the breast reduction procedure, will I have stretch marks.
Answer:
If you have stretch marks now before the procedure, then it is possible that you would still have them after the procedure. The procedure itself does not cause or accelerate the presence of stretch marks but stretch marks that were there preoperatively will still remain however they are sometimes much less noticeable because the remaining breast tissue that is lifted and sculpted does attenuate the appearance of stretch marks.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.