As 2011 winds down, patients are getting excited about the possibilities for 2012, including travel, fashion, and a healthier more active lifestyle. We see a lot of patients in our practice that are not able to enjoy life to the fullest because of significant upper back and neck pain due to the weight and size of their breasts, and for many of these patients, a breast reduction is an excellent option. This patient in her late 50s had wanted a breast reduction for a long time and after a consultation decided she was ready to move forward. My goal for a reduction is not only to reduce the size of the breast but to create a lifted more youthful appearance to the breast, and I think we accomplished this for this patient, as seen in her postop photos taken 6 weeks after her procedure. Over the course of the next few months, her incisions will continue to fade and become less noticeable, but this process can take up to 6 months or longer.
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