Patient education
Breast Reduction Decision Guides
Twelve patient guides to deciding about breast reduction — symptom records, candidacy, breastfeeding and sensation, recovery, scars, the cost in time, and the point at which an operation should be declined.
All guides
12 guides
- Should I Have Breast Reduction?The Decision
- The Symptom Record That Makes a Consultation UsefulBefore the Consultation
- Am I a Candidate for Breast Reduction?Candidacy
- Questions to Ask Before You Agree to Breast ReductionThe Consultation
- Breast Reduction and BreastfeedingThe Trade-offs
- Nipple Sensation After Breast Reduction: What ChangesThe Trade-offs
- The First Six Weeks After Breast ReductionRecovery
- Breast Reduction Scars: What Fades and What Does NotThe Trade-offs
- Breast Reduction or Breast Lift? Matching the Operation to the ProblemChoosing Between Operations
- When Breast Reduction Is the Wrong AnswerSaying No
- What Breast Reduction Costs You in TimePractical Planning
- Weight, Timing and Planning a Breast ReductionPractical Planning
Still deciding whether breast reduction is right for you?
Reach out for an assessment. We will take a symptom history, measure and examine, explain which incision pattern fits and what it leaves behind, and tell you plainly what remains uncertain. If the honest answer is to wait, we will say so.