Category: breast reduction

  Large breasts that hang are almost always associated with neck, back, and shoulder discomfort. The key sign that breasts are too heavy and are a source of discomfort and posture problems is shoulder grooving…bra straps lines that have indented the shoulder tissues due to the weight of the breasts that they must support. Breast Read More…

Breast reduction surgery is a highly effective operation at downsizing and reshaping large breasts. It is a fairly complex procedure that uses a keyhole skin removal and reduction approach to lift the nipple upward and create a more conical shape to the breast. From a plastic surgery standpoint, this is known as the ‘inferior pedicle’ Read More…

  Breast reduction is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures in the United States. Reduction of large breasts provides immediate and long-term improvement in back, shoulder, and neck pains that come from a woman having to carry around excessive breast weight.  Despite the common performance of the breast reduction  operation, there are numerous Read More…

  Breast reduction is a tremendously effective procedure are reducing the size of the breasts and the associated musculoskeletal neck, back and shoulder pains that result from them. Frequently, although not always, breast reduction can be covered by your medical insurance if it is part of their covered benefits.   Whether one qualifies for medical Read More…

Large breasts, medically known as macromastia, is associated with a range of musculoskeletal symptoms involving back, shoulder, and neck pain. The weight of the breasts eventually causes grooving of the skin across the shoulder from the straps of a bra which is weighted down. While insurance companies often insist on conservative treatment measures such as Read More…

  Breast reduction, also known as reduction mammoplasty, was performed on over 175,000 patients in 2006 (over 20,000 were in men but that is a very different topic that breast reduction in a female and will not be covered here) It is a frequently sought-out procedure by many large-breasted women, young and old, for one Read More…

BREAST REDUCTION: PAIN RELIEF AT ANY SIZE It has long been know to plastic surgeons that reducing the size of large heavy breasts results in improvement in back, neck and shoulder pain. Unfortunately, health insurances often disagree and have historically placed an arbitrary amount of breast tissue that must be removed to be eligible for Read More…