Asked 2020-06-27
I am a 57 yr old with Ehlers Danlos type 3, I am also a 3 time Open Heart Surgery Survivor with an artificial heart valev in the Mitral Valve position, and a Tricuspid repair. I Take coumedin. I am a Petite 5'2 , 119 pound woman and I have a 32 DDD chest! It causes me great discomfort to my…
2 Answers
Hello MJ and Happy 4th of July.
You sound like a perfect candidate for a breast reduction. But, you are a very high risk for complications. My biggest concern would be for bleeding. This surgery is very different from the others you have had. Its not a fear of bleeding to death or anything like that. The concern is that if you bleed in your breasts after reduction surgery, that can cause skin or nipple necrosis. So, just like every surgery we do, we have to weigh the risks and the benefits. So, now that you know the risks, you have to decide if the current issues are worth taking the risk of losing one or possible both of your nipples.