Breast Reduction Complications

Beyond the complication of any breast surgery such as infection, pain, and bleeding, breast reduction complications include loss of shape, re-growth of breast tissue, loss of nipple sensation, and the inability to breastfeed.

Breast Feeding

Removal of the glandular tissue from the breasts during the surgery, breast-feeding may not be possible in the future. Breast reduction may impair the likelihood of breastfeeding success due to the surgical disruption to the lactiferous duct system. A number of studies have demonstrated a similar ability to breast-feed when breast reduction patients compared to control groups.

Scars

Breast reduction is not a scar-free procedure. There will be a permanent scar after the surgery. Scarring from this procedure may be extensive and permanent. Initially, the scars are lumpy and red, but they gradually subside into their final smaller sizes as thin lines, slightly discolored.

Breast Shape and Nipple Position

Some patients may have the breasts that will look slightly different from one another. They may also have unequally positioned nipples after the procedure. Uneven position of the nipples or differences in the size of the breasts can occur.

Nipple Sensitive

Changes in nipple sensitivity can occur with breast reduction. It can even be the Loss of feeling in the nipple area. Reducing extremely large breasts may result in permanently loose of sensation in the nipples and areola area.

Re-growth

In some cases, the breasts grow back to a large size.

Breast Reduction

Overly large or sagging breasts cause neck and shoulder pain, deep grooves in the shoulders from brassiere straps, skin rashes, and increased menstrual discomfort. Enlarged breasts are often the result of hereditary factors or weight gain. In some cases, hormones also cause the breast tissue to be more sensitive than normal.

Sagging breasts result from poor skin tone, stretching of ligaments during pregnancy and breast-feeding, weight changes, and the aging process. These conditions are correctable with the same basic operative procedure and thousands of women each year undergo successful surgical alteration of their breasts.