What are some of the possible risks of breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty) surgery?
Potential risks of breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty) surgery include thick or wide scars, skin loss, bleeding, and infection. The procedure can also leave you with slightly mismatched breasts or unevenly positioned nipples. Future breast-feeding may not be possible. In very rare cases, the nipple and areola may lose their blood supply and be partly or totally lost. (The nipple and areola can be rebuilt, however, using skin grafts from elsewhere on the body.) Poor healing and wider scars are more common in smokers.
