I had my breast reduction and lift, insurance approved, last week. The surgery was 4.5 hours and outpatient. I was a 40 F before the sleeve and a 36 DDD before the reduction, after losing 75 lbs. The surgery wasn't too bad. There isn't as much pain as I thought but I'm so wiped out! I should've taken more than a week off work. I've posted some pics so that you can see what I week post op looks like. Not as gruesome as you'd think. I have a lot of swelling, especially laterally. That will take about 6 weeks to go away. I also posted two "before" shots. Although embarrassing, it was helpful to me to see other people's photos. Sorry that a couple are upside down. I have no clue how to fix that.

What insurance do you have?

HealthNet - Sharp Community Group.

thank you so much! I am a 44H and can't wait to get to goal so I can have a reduction and lift...and a tummy tuck hehe. I've had these big girls my whole life and can't wait to say good riddance!!

Thank you for posting this. It's very helpful and informative. It looks like you had a really skillful, top-notch PS. I think you will look great once you're fully healed. I don't know if I will want to, or have the courage for any plastic surgery. I'm in the beginning stage of my journey. My girls are currently about the same cup size G as they were pre-surgery but my band size has gone down from 42 to 38. I'm hoping they don't end up looking like deflated balloons! LOL!

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4

Thanks for posting these pictures. It's so helpful to actually see them! I wish there was a way for me to have a reduction/lift done without it impacting my ability to breastfeed. My breasts are so flat and low I think it will make it hard to breastfeed. I don't really care about them not being firm, but positioning will be difficult.

Thanks for posting these pictures. It's so helpful to actually see them! I wish there was a way for me to have a reduction/lift done without it impacting my ability to breastfeed. My breasts are so flat and low I think it will make it hard to breastfeed. I don't really care about them not being firm, but positioning will be difficult.

I had the same concern about breast feeding, which is why I waited until now to do it. I wish I hadn't waited though. I still have not had children, and my PS told me that many women who have this surgery can still breast feed, although there's no guarantee. They don't remove the nipple anymore, so there's a higher chance of breast feeding being possible. I decided not to wait any longer based on kids I may or may not have one day. But, I'm older than you and completely understand why you're holding off.

Thank you so much for sharing!!!! I too am considering this and this post was very helpful!!!

thank you so much! I am a 44H and can't wait to get to goal so I can have a reduction and lift...and a tummy tuck hehe. I've had these big girls my whole life and can't wait to say good riddance!!

Well, just wait and see what happens... I was a 44H, now I'm a 32D - and once I get a lift I'll be a B! I had planned on getting implants but decided that after being busty since I was 10 that it wouldn't be so bad to be relatively flat - and the price is right.

At this weight previously I was a D. Something about the weight loss... I lost all volume!

Girl I'm glad I saw these before they get taken down! Looking good!

Me too I know mine will need work I was a 40 ddd/f. I am now a deflated 36 DD who knows where they are going with 26 lbs. to go....

Thank you for posting. I am now a deflated 40d. Plan to do a lift and augmentation.

Thank you for posting. I am now a deflated 40d. Plan to do a lift and augmentation.

I may end up with augmentation+lift too...

I had my breast reduction and lift' date=' insurance approved, last week. The surgery was 4.5 hours and outpatient. I was a 40 F before the sleeve and a 36 DDD before the reduction, after losing 75 lbs. The surgery wasn't too bad. There isn't as much pain as I thought but I'm so wiped out! I should've taken more than a week off work. I've posted some pics so that you can see what I week post op looks like. Not as gruesome as you'd think. I have a lot of swelling, especially laterally. That will take about 6 weeks to go away. I also posted two "before" shots. Although embarrassing, it was helpful to me to see other people's photos. Sorry that a couple are upside down. I have no clue how to fix that.

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Thanks for sharing this! I want a lift when I'm done, but not a reduction. However your boobs look perfect! What size were you reduced to?

I'm supposedly a 34 full C once the swelling goes down. Right now I feel like a D.

Duh....question answered...THANKS!

I wonder if you would mind posting again at say 3 or 4 months out, so we could see what healing looks like? With some of the cost being covered by insurance, what were your total out of pocket costs? Did they lipo any of the sides of your body or back? I would need the "tube" lipo'd, the side-boobage (you all know what I mean) and the bra back rolls otherwise I would end up with the wings a previous poster mentioned. I would want a reduction and lift, AND have them fluffed out a little with some fat harvested from lipo'd areas!

I wonder if you would mind posting again at say 3 or 4 months out' date=' so we could see what healing looks like? With some of the cost being covered by insurance, what were your total out of pocket costs? Did they lipo any of the sides of your body or back? I would need the "tube" lipo'd, the side-boobage (you all know what I mean) and the bra back rolls otherwise I would end up with the wings a previous poster mentioned. I would want a reduction and lift, AND have them fluffed out a little with some fat harvested from lipo'd areas![/quote']

I will be happy to post again in a few months. Insurance paid all of the costs. I only had to pay a prescription co-pay for my meds, so about 15 dollars out of pocket. My Dr doesn't do the lipo with the reduction. He feels the surgery already pushes outpatient limits and suggested lipo later if need be. His excellent work left me with zero side boob and my back fat/roll went away with my weight loss. I would love to lipo right over my belly button though. I'm glad he didn't do lipo because from what I've read on the breast reduction forums, it adds a ton of pain to the recovery.

I did this whole thing backwards. I had my TT and breast reduction and lift when I lost my first 65 pounds 10 years ago. As life would have it i gained all that weight back and 20 more. So I have 10 years of scars for tummy tuck and breast with lift reduction. The tummy will need lipo I can tell that before I even lose any more. But my boobs will require more extensive work. My nipples were repositioned the first time so now what I have are nicely positioned nipples but flatten boobies that have dropped and will continue to until my weight stabilizes. Uuggghhhh!

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