Patients who are overweight don’t differ from other patients in this regard. They note similar improvement in quality of life and significant improvement in symptoms.When patients who are overweight undergo breast reduction surgery, they often experience additional benefits. They often note increased exercise tolerance and subsequently become more physically active as they adopt a healthier lifestyle. In many cases, this results in significant amounts of weight loss.
Attempted weight loss prior to breast reduction surgery can be very difficult because severe breast enlargement can make exercise almost impossible. This exercise intolerance becomes a major impediment to weight loss. In addition, even when patients experience weight loss, it often doesn’t affect the size of their breast.
For all these reasons, breast reduction can significantly benefit patients who are overweight. The procedure has multiple benefits, which result in improved quality of life. One of these is improved exercise tolerance, which has the added benefit of causing weight loss. It’s quite possible that breast reduction is more likely to result in weight loss than weight loss is to lead reduce breast size.
If your considering breast reduction, consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon who has experience in this area would be helpful.
