In 2020, 71% of women reported being dissatisfied with their cup size—including women with large chests. Women with larger breasts may experience poor posture, back pain, physical discomfort, and excess skin.
If you want to feel comfortable in your body without the pain and discomfort caused by your chest, Dr. Faulkner can help you determine how to reduce breast size surgically in Rockville.
Continue reading to learn how a breast reduction or breast lift can improve the size of your breasts. If you’re ready to embrace your new chest, contact the Faulkner Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics front desk.
What Factors Influence Breast Size?
Your genetics play a role in the size of your breasts during development, as your genes help determine the basic levels of body fat and mammary gland tissue. However, hormones also influence breast size.
As your hormones fluctuate during pregnancy, you might notice the size and protrusion of your breasts changing. When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, your estrogen and progesterone levels increase to prepare the body for lactation.
These same hormones fluctuate with menopause, though in this case the breasts droop with increasing skin laxity. Women with stretched breast skin might still appear to have larger breasts even after dropping the underlying fat.
How Can I Reduce My Chest Size?
During your consultation with Dr. Faulkner, he listens to your medical and cosmetic concerns and assesses the breasts. This helps him determine how to reduce breast size to improve your comfort.
If you want to reduce breast size because the upper breast skin is sagging downward, Dr. Faulkner might recommend a breast lift. During this procedure, Dr. Faulkner removes the excess tissue and repositions the breast higher on the chest. This skin reduction enables patients to downsize in bras.
Faulkner Plastic Surgery also offers breast reduction surgery. When performing a breast reduction, Dr. Faulkner customizes your treatment to establish proportion and relieve physical discomfort.
He recommends your incision type based on your body goals and lifestyle. Dr. Faulkner places the incisions strategically to minimize visible scarring before removing the excess skin, fat, and tissue. Once removed, he reshapes the remaining tissue to achieve your desired appearance.
Enjoy the Results of Reduction
After Dr. Faulkner reduces the breast size with a reduction or lift, patients can feel relief from back, neck, and shoulder pain, and are finally able to carry the weight of their chest comfortably.
Many women also enjoy a more active lifestyle once they fit into properly supportive bras.
Surgery can relieve a mental burden, too, improving women’s self-confidence with a more proportionate silhouette.
Renew Your Curves and Confidence With Breast Surgery
There’s no question that breast surgery can improve patients’ quality of life. Book your consultation with Faulkner Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics in Rockville to discover how to reduce breast size and embrace your figure again.
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