Question:
My breasts are too large and not proportional to the rest of my body. I get severe backaches almost daily and I am only 26 years old. I hate having my breasts stared at whenever I go out and it is turning me into a hermit. Do many women my age get breast reduction surgery or should I wait until after I have children?
Answer:
Large breasts are a significant problem for many women your age. Even before having children breasts can become so large that they become a social problem and also interfere with physical activities and sporting activities.
It is very common to do breast reduction surgery in patients before they have children; however, it is very important to understand that your breasts will still behave the same way with pregnancies even after breast reduction – meaning that if there is a significant amount of weight gain with a breast reduction or if you choose to breastfeed, the breasts will enlarge again.
However, they will never become quite as large as before the breast reduction. Many women who have had breast reduction and then go on to have pregnancies, if they keep the weight gain to a normal 25-30 pounds, they do not see significant changes in their breasts.
Breast reduction surgery is one of the most satisfying procedures for patients since the weight is gone immediately and the back pain is alleviated almost immediately, even though there may be some discomfort from the actual surgery in the first couple of days, the weight is lifted and there is immediate relief of the strain the breasts were causing on the shoulders.