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Many women who have large breasts find them very uncomfortable as they go about their daily lives. They often suffer from terrible back pain, pain in their shoulders and neck, and even wearing a bra can cause irritation as the straps dig into their skin. Large breasts may also prevent a woman performing normal daily activities such as exercising, and unusually large breasts can make a woman or a teenage girl feel extremely self-conscious.
Breast reduction - technically known as a reduction mammaplasty - is an operation that removes fat, glandular tissue, and skin from the breasts to reduce and reshape them. Afterwards, the breasts should have a more youthful breast shape and the discomfort of living with heavy breasts should disappear.
Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) report that 86,543 breast reduction procedures were performed in 2019 in the U.S., an increase of 2.3% on 2018 figures. No official figures are available for the UK yet, but we do know that this is an operation which is growing in popularity for both medical and cosmetic reasons.
If you are considering a breast reduction, the following information will give you a basic understanding of the procedure. It cannot answer all your questions, since a lot depends on the individual patient and the surgeon.
Please ask your surgeon about anything you don't understand.