r/Reduction

I thought I could add these later to my original post - but apparently not. These are photos 2 years post-surgery.

1 & 2 are left

3 & 4 are right, the side that had openings. the circled areas are healing burns from a malfunctioning heating pad, not related to the reduction. The scar on this side is just a bit thicker in some places than the other side. I'm really, really impressed with how well this side healed. Now if I can just stop injuring it.

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23f, have a 2 year old child. live in massachusetts and got my boobs done at Mass General Brigham by Doctor Erin Taylor. I had my first initial appointment in January, got approved in February and had my first pre op in March ( i think 😬 ) and was scheduled for May 20th! I didn’t feel a nervous bone in my body whatsoever. I was so excited for this surgery that I didn’t think negatively about it at all even though some people tried to instill fear in me, It didn’t work haha! I was so happy and calm the whole time and only almost cried from tears of joy.

so let me start by saying that the hospital and doctor i went too.. AMAZING TEAM!! staff was so great. I didn’t feel nervous or uncomfortable at anytime. they are super informative and so kind. i would say it was annoying how informative they were cause dang im only one person and can’t remember all this info 🤣🤣. if i had any questions, they were so quick to respond or would even book me a appointment so they can sit down and answer them. they were absolutely amazing. 10/10.

night before surgery, i stopped eating around 10pm! didn’t have any food or water until after surgery but they did give me water in a tiny cup when taking Tylenol and Pepcid at the hospital.

when it came down to the day of my surgery the prepping went smooth. i checked in at 7:30am and they brought me back in less than 5 minutes. I went to the room you go too before going in and got changed ( they gave me a bag for my belongings ). they took my blood pressure, asked me some questions on medical history and put it my IV which was so easy and didn’t hurt. i hate needles even though I have a arm full of tats lol! i met my whole surgical team from the PA to the anesthesiologist to literally almost anyone who was going to help assist with my surgery which was nice!

going into surgery was my favorite part!! they wheeled me in and i said a prayer. before i went down to sleep i asked the team that was helping me and would be in the room if we could all pray together and they all agreed and prayed with me🥹🥹. then they kindly told me they were going to put me to sleep now which i appreciate instead of the old trick in the game where they talk to you and as you’re speaking you get knocked out lol.

i went in for surgery around 9:45am ish and was out around 2pm?!when they took me out and had to wake me up for anesthesia they called my mom to let her know that things went well but i was having a hard time waking up. ( haha that was best sleep i ever had ). it took about an hour or 2 for me to wake up and i was heading home around 4pm. the first things that happened when waking up were the nurses asking me questions and asking me how i felt. i was in and out so i couldn’t answer them but as soon as she asked me if i wanted some graham crackers and ginger ale i woke up immediately and said “ yes give me my 5 star meal please “ 🤣. they were so kind and sweet and so patient with me! they went over all post op instructions and assisted me in leaving, i got wheel chaired out.

all in all, im super happy with Dr Taylor and her team. Im so happy of my results even though I am still super swollen! Im happy I went with Mass General Brigham! 🙏🏽

Breast Reduction Weights:
Right: 1093g
Left: 861g

I HAVE NO DRAINS!!!!!

Medicine prescribed:
Oxycodone ( honestly didn’t have a negative effect on me. Just made me drowsy)
Tylenol
Celecoxib

Items I bought that has been a true Heaven sent:
Mastectomy pillow!!!!!! Can’t stress this enough. it’s so nice to know that if i clumsily bump into a wall it will take most of the impact for me.

Car mastectomy pillow.

Pregnancy body pillow.

Button up shirts!!!!!!!!!

Stool softeners

Body washing wipes that is water activated since you can’t shower for 48hrs after surgery.

Gauze pads

Cough drops for throat ( you get a tube put in for anesthesia )

not sure if i’m missing anything but please feel free to ask any questions, i’d be happy to help! i’ll also be posting any updated pictures as time goes by. I got super curious and wanted to see what they girls look like and let me say… BODY TEAAAAA 🤪. i used to be so self conscious bc of my boobs and would hate wearing anything tight or even working out freely.

I asked for a B cup and it looks like I may be around that or at the bigger end of A? we’ll see for swelling goes down!!!!

Mine was a Wacoal 32H, industrial-strength, even tailored once type contraption. Nevertheless, watching these two fight over it from the safety of my bed, knowing I will never need it or anything like it again??? Priceless!! 💛

Had my surgery done in Sydney Australia by a FTM-top surgeon. Free nipple grafts (still healing they’re a bit icky right now). 4 weeks post op! Still swollen heaps but I’m super happy with my results.
I told him I still wanted a feminine chest but just tiny.
Loving my results so far!

Trigger warning: there are some photos of splits in stitches further along.

Edited to Add: I didn't realize I can't add additional photos later! And I can't add them to comments because they're NSFW. Photos of the results 2 years post-op are here!

Hi - I lurked here a ton pre-surgery and always meant to come back and share photos. I'm happy to answer any questions people have. This surgery was 2 years ago now.

Before surgery I had decreased nipple sensation due to how stretched out they were - now I have almost none.

I caused the split in my stitches - I did not follow the doctor's weight limit (did you know a gallon of milk is more than 5 lbs? I didn't), and I'm right-handed, so that was the side under strain. The split also happened around the time my stitches started to dissolve. I think maybe I prefer non-dissolving stitches so that the two sides could be held together until the connection is a little more stable.

In between photos 8 and 9 I had a visit with my plastic surgeon. He touched what look like long matches to the split areas. I'm not sure what it was, but it didn't hurt (the area was numb), and it re-started the healing in those areas, which overall had slowed down since the surgery.

I initially wanted the surgery due to hunching over. This didn't fix that. I did do physical therapy for the pain/hunch before surgery, and that was working - so I highly recommend that. But my connective tissues are a little overly loose, so that's me. It DID help with upper back/neck pain.

For some reason I thought this surgery would help with my boobs being wide-set? I think I thought that was due to how much tissue there was. It wasn't. My doctor did do some liposuction on the sides, so they're less wide-set than they would be otherwise. But I just have wide-set boobs - so I still wear the same style bra as before, but in smaller (and cheaper) sizes.

I am so, so, so happy I did this. Truly, that first day I was up to trying on some shirts was pure euphoria. Now most clothes fit the way they should, which is a huge relief. I was able to wear a strapless bra that actually worked at my wedding! I can wear clothes with deeper necklines without showing my bra! Sometimes thinking about it, I still get a small bit of that euphoria. Every now and then I try on a shirt that my new breasts are too big for, which just makes me laugh.

They still look like photos 12 & 13, but the scars are fading now, so they're less obvious. They're really pretty minimal at this point.

Mostly I would say - don't have your heart set on any exact picture-perfect image. This was my second plastic surgery. I had a tumor removed 16 years ago, and for some reason that was done by a plastic surgeon, who seriously messed up to the point where I needed a scar revision. (That's a whole different story). I was just hoping for no issues like that, and boobs small enough to buy like, $25 bras. And I got that. My new boobs aren't perfect - mostly because of the splits I accidentally caused. But they are worlds better than what I had before.

My surgeon was Dr. Ghaznavi at AMG Plastic Surgery in Herndon, Virginia. I highly recommend him.

The previous plastic surgeon I saw was Dr. Davison at DaVinci Plastic Surgery in Washington, DC. I highly recommend avoiding him.

1 & 2: 2 days pre-surgery, size 36N

3 & 4: 8 days post-surgery

5 - 8: 23 days post-surgery; you can see where my stitches split

9 - 10: 46 days post-surgery, 17 days post dr. visit re-starting healing where the splits were

11: 55 days post-surgery

12 & 13: 92 days post surgery, size 40D/DD (I have no idea why the nipples look uneven here, they're very very slightly uneven, but not that much! Photo 5 is more accurate.)

I've had several surgeries and procedures, and spent more than my fair share of time in hospitals. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Before and 3 weeks post op

6 months post opp. I love my new boobs. I go braless everywhere ! I couldn’t have imagined being able to be so free. Working out feels so much better, sleeping feels so much better. Everything just feels so much better. My back feels so much better. Very happy with finally going through with the surgery. Recovery for me was a breeze.

Went from 34 DDD to hopefully A cup when swelling goes down 🤞 Already feeling like this was such a great decision. My advice is stay on top of pain meds even in the middle of the night. Drink water and eat! The hardest part was waking up immediately after. Throat is dry and you’re like out of it but after you get nausea and pain meds it’s all good.

Also peep the boob cake my wonderful sister/ best friend made me. She’s getting her breast reduction too. If you want something do it don’t let anything get in the way man! So happy rn

Did a FNG too btw.

Hey everyone, my surgery is tomorrow and I’ve been so busy and working tonight 😣 I have a few piercings I can’t get out on my own without a piercer like my high nostrils and one nasal piercing. Will I be turned away? I haven’t gotten my surgery time yet but I’m worried no piercing shops will be open

Previous size was around 34HH (UK) but gave up wearing underwire bras months and months ago and have gained weight since so no idea really. They were big and saggy and I couldn't bear to look at them very much so I don't have any before photos. I've emailed the surgery and ask them to send me the ones they took.

I'm non binary/gender fluid and have been dreaming about non flat top surgery for years. Did lots of research and found a surgery in London who had an extensive page on their website about non binary top surgery and seemed really well informed. Had a consultation with a surgeon, he is very laid back and casual but he has good results and was very confident and seemed to understand what I wanted. I showed photos of non flat surgery and said I wanted to have "barely there" boobs that look flat under a tshirt and that I never wanted to need a bra again. He said "I get it" and basically that was that, surgery scheduled for a couple of months later.

This whole time I've been so excited, fantasizing about the freedom, having tops fit me how I want, not feeling the constant wobble with every movement. Surgery day came and I once again showed pictures and reiterated "as small, shallow and self supporting as possible, I want to look flat under a top." He said he might not be able to get me quite as small as the photos I showed but he still said he understood. Operation went fine. I woke up and looked down and said "oh." I was expecting barely there. I was hoping for barely there, for a dramatic gender affirming sigh of relief. But instead I have these insanely projected ski slope boobs that basically look exactly how my old ones did in a wired bra under a tshirt. I hate them.

I KNOW it's only 9 days. I KNOW swelling and drop and fluff yada yada yada. But even with that in mind, I just cannot see how these will end up anywhere near like what I wanted. And I just feel so sad and disappointed and pissed off. The surgeon didn't really discuss incision options outside of lollipop and anchor, no mention of nipple grafting or anything which I've only learned about from this sub. I took out a loan for this surgery and keep thinking I should have just got top surgery. But I didn't want to be totally flat either which is why I went through all of this. Can anyone relate? Any advice? Will they really change much from this?

first pic is the day before surgery, second is day after. the difference is unbelievable! i can’t believe it’s me! i’ve been a looooong time lurker on this sub and im so excited to finally be able to share my own before and after :)

Finally starting to accept and enjoy the new ladies. It’s been a rough recovery but I’m slowly starting to feel like myself. They took over 4 lbs off my chest. I think I’ll likely be a small C or even a B cup once fully healed. I’m excited to go braless and wear cute dresses once I’m recovered.

I CANT BELIEVE THISS
they’re like rock hard from the swelling lol.
392g from right, 344g from left.
Everything went great. I cant lie the evening of surgery was hell and yesterday was hell. today (2dpo) is better already and i just woke up. The pain has been kind of rough though.
Needing some reassurance on my left nip tho… why does it look like its about to explode..
I know its too early to say anything but I can’t believe its all done. Wow
Surgeon is Trina Ebersole in St Louis