What should I expect after breast reduction surgery?

What should I expect after breast reduction surgery?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa, New York City) gives expert video advice on: How is a breast reduction procedure performed?; Who can get a breast reduction?; Is a breast reduction painful? and more...

Immediately after breast reduction surgery, if you had complaints of back or shoulder pain, most of that pain will be gone. Over the course of the next couple of days to weeks, you'll have your dressings changed by your plastic surgeon and he may put bacitracin - or what we call xeroform or protective gauze - around your nipple area to keep it moist and comfortable. In terms of the incisions, there's really not much to do. Your doctor will have you stay in a bra or wearing some sort of support for at least a month if not two months after breast reduction surgery. You'll also be expected to stay off of your front when you're sleeping.