Breast Reduction Forum

Breast Reduction procedures are performed more often than people suspect. While reduction surgery is a plastic surgery procedure, it is not cosmetic. Breast Reduction surgery is performed due to serious medical reasons; both men and women undergo reduction surgeries in order to correct deformities and disproportions. Men undergo Breast Reduction in order to remedy a condition known as Gynecomastia and women undergo Reduction Mammoplasty in order to alleviate body pain and obtain natural looking body contours.

Gynecomastia is a condition that affects 40 to 60 percent of all males.  This condition involves pronounced mammary glands in males which results in breast enlargement.  It is most often seen in teenage boys because the most prevalent cause is hormonal imbalance, but it can be seen in males of all ages; especially those who are obese.  An excess of estrogen in a males system can cause the breasts to enlarge, and sometimes the only way to reduce them is through a Breast Reduction surgery.

Breast Reduction or Reduction Mammoplasty is a procedure performed on women that involves the removal of excess tissue within the breast which can result in a smaller, lighter breast.  This surgery is most often performed for physical relief due to chronic back, neck and shoulder pain as opposed to aesthetic or cosmetic improvement.  Patients considering Breast Reduction most often have very large breasts which are not properly supported because they are not in proportion with the rest of their body. 

Both men and women can greatly benefit from the relief that Breast Reduction surgeries provide.  Hundreds of thousands of patients have been able to relieve stress and live more normal lives because of this procedure.