Who should not get a breast reduction?

Who should not get a breast reduction?

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...

If a patient has concerns about the size of her breast, then a breast reduction is an excellent choice for them. And the recipients of breast reduction surgery are some of the happiest patients that we have in plastic surgery. Questions are raised in terms of teenagers and what would be an appropriate age for doing a breast reduction, if a teenager or a young child has enlarged breasts. Unless there is a strict, medical condition causing this, then in general it's better to wait until the patient is mature to do the breast reduction, and then the case can be discussed both with the patient and the parents.