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Consultation: Breast Reduction

A patient comes to see Dr Harper with enormous 36JJ Breasts that are in need of a reduction.

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i am 30 and have three kids and and b4 i had kids was a lovely 34b and after 3kids im am now a 34g and dnt seem to get aqny smaller its expensive for bras and hav been told if i get any bigger i have to get em made for me ? i have trenchs in my shoulder where straps have been and its a nitemare on my back and neck reduction? would it be worth asking my docter and why are they growing and not shrinking ?

I am 13 and i am a size 8 and my boobs are 32DD at the moment, i have a feeling they going to keep on growing i'm so embarrassed about my breasts everyone else has 32B i always wear big jumpers to cover then up and my back always hurts i'm tired of caring them around now i'm consience of running boys look at me in the wrong way.i need a boob reduction at what age do i have to be to get a breast reduction if i can't is thier a way i could make then smaller or stop them growing?

I am 37 and when I went through pubity my boobs were a relatively normal size. Since then though every time I go on he pill, get pregnant (have done this 4 times, with varying results!) or this time had a coil fitted my boobs get bigger. They are now a 36G and I know I have rather a lot of weight to loose, I am just hoping that when I do loose my weight my boobs will get smaller, but I worry that it seems to be hormones that control them not me.

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My name is Jade and i am 14 years old, i have a bra size of 30f going into a 30G. I am really embarrissed by this because many boys call me names. I feel very abnormal because most of the girls in my p.e class is a 32B, I feel embarrissed to run in front of boys. I have a extremly bad fear of needles so i wouldn't even think twice of having a reduction because of anisetic, but i was just wondering what is the average breast size is for a 14 year old and when will my breasts stop growing?

Many Thanks x

I am 20 yrs old with 3 young kids and have very large breasts. I am having my bras custom made and am currently wearing a 32L (was a G before the first pregnancy). I am otherwise very petite wearing size 8 or 10 bottoms. I have been considering a reduction for some time now but would like to try for at least 3 more kids first. Afraid that a reduction may not allow for breastfeeding.

hi im kate im 24 yrs old,i have 2 children im a 34G as of which gives me very bad back pain as im only a size 10,when i buy bra's it depresses me and makes me walk out the shop.can't play with my kids 4 that long as it gives me loads of back pain,also don't like lookin at myself in the mirror cos it really upsets me

i am 14 and i am a size 8 but i have a size 34E boobs and my friends are about a size B and i can't go anywhere without my boobs coming up in a conversation and i dont know if I am too young to get a boob job.

At the age of 14 i was a 36F now I'm 19 and wear anything up to a 32K depending on the bra. I have recently been concidering a reduction but would like to tell any younger girls worried about their breast size that they are totally normal.

hi im a 42 year old woman with chronic spinal sponylosis and PCOS, my breasts are size 42g and im only 4ft 11inches tall, no matter how fat or thin i am they never shrink. I get sweat rash under them that becomes infected and smells, they ache, they cause terrible crushing tearing pain in my spine and ribs, they hurt if i exercise and ive as yet found no bra that helps me.. the only time they dont hurt is if i hold them off my body, or i lie down on my side – they make me breathless and i have to take oxycontin for the pain in my spine.
would i qualify for a nhs breast reduction on grounds of my spinal and hormonal problems and the pain i experiance that results in needing to rest and lie down often after been active to stop the pain

I am 33, and have 32HH breasts – since having kids they have increased in size and gone South. They make me look much fatter than I am and are often in the way, and cause me discomfort and often embarrassment. Can I qualify for a reduction on the NHS?




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