Breast reductions thread 4

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I know - incredible!

My choices are probably going to be 4-5 hours away, I've done similar journey for gallbladder removal and similar type ops and it was fine but I'm guessing for this I might be staying in a hotel or air bnb for a couple of days after?

Oh God, that sounds dreadful
There must be someone nearer home

I have a question! If a person is very overweight/obese would the doctors advise to lose weight before surgery?
We are caught in a spiral of being depressed with large boobs and body hating so losing weight is almost impossible.

Nope sadly, very rural! Always do this distance for surgeries sadly.

Has anyone had a breast reduction and tummy tuck at the same time?
I think it is time for me but it is a big decision. I am scared about recovery.

Definitely. It's always safer, isn't it?
Can't you go on the jabs for a bit to lose the weight?

Hello all.
I’m seriously considering a breast reduction. Do any of you have any guidance or thoughts on the anchor vs. lollipop incision?
The lollipop incision feels preferable (as smaller scarring) but I think the anchor one is considered more suitable for substantial reductions (which is what mine would be)

I never even thought about it. Honestly, compared to everybody, I think I did no research!
presume it depends on the neck to nipple measurement.
Dont do anything that stops the lift aspect of a reduction!

Thanks. Comments (on Reddit) suggest anchor technique would be better then. Agree that if I’m going to do this, I want maximum lift benefit 😁

Asking for my daughter. (19 yrs old 38 jj) who needs to lose weight first. It's a catch 22. Can not excersise easily because of boobs, but needs to lose weight. Impact on mh significant. There is a reluctance to give jabs at her age. Has anyone found a way of not dropping to the "ideal bmi" (which doesn't take into account the mahoosive boobs) to get help?

Do jabs. It's as simple as that. You'd have to work out like an Olympian otherwise

As I mentioned, I was about 10kg over my ideal weight when I thought if not now it will be never.
Could she use weight loss as an incentive? Every kg lost will be £100 in the kitty? It’s very difficult to out exercise a bad diet though, holistically diet & exercise is best. Perhaps a better diet with some Pilates, yoga, walking, later add circuits or/and rowing? Big baps are a nightmare for high impact stuff, but getting into shape will get her ready to keep up a discipline when she’s better able. It depends how much she wants a reduction I guess. The freedom small boobs bring is absolute.

I’m reading this with interest as have been considering a breast reduction in the future.

Oh, don't wait too long. I just went out in a sports bra from Tesco for a run.

I am somewhat cash constrained - so fear I will have to go abroad. Am on a diet but 30ff pair not shifting. I look like a lollipop with breasts - so think tissue is significant.
Any recommendations for cheap but good UK clinics or anywhere good abroad?. I know lots of people go to Nords but they seem quite pricey these days.

couldn't you get finance and stay in the UK?

Yes possibly- i guess with job market so uncertain I’d be a bit worried to take on credit. Would rather pay less at once and have it done.

I wouldn’t go abroad. The journey home from hospital 20 minutes from home was too uncomfortable.

I am a year post op. 30HH to a 30/32DD initially, now a year later they are up to a 30F.
Obviously the shape and lift is better, but I am sad they didn't stay so small. I don't really feels I can go braless and they still are big enough to bounce and ache.

I have lost 7kg in the last 10months, so hoped they would get smaller, rather than bigger.

Maybe this is the menopause coming. I am 41 and no signs, but possible.

I wanted to be much smaller post op, but I started to lose blood flow to the nipples and I asked that they stopped if that happened.

I looked into the lipo reduction that can bring down a couple of sized, but that only works on fat, not dense tissue, and mine was entirely dense tissue before the reduction, so I assume unlikely to be fat after weight loss.

I don't really know why I am posting. Just feel down at the minute as they are feeling heavy.

@Doghelp12 you're enjoying the lift though? Go see the surgeon again