Living with overly large breasts can cause a lot of physical and emotional strain. Not to mention how it detracts from your overall quality of life. Women with large breasts find it difficult to find clothes and even underwear that fits them comfortably. Large breasts also limit the types of exercise you can engage in. Not to mention the unwanted attention that larger breasts tend to draw.
Many women turn to breast reduction surgery for relief by making their breasts smaller and more comfortable. However, it is still surgery and it’s only natural to be concerned about whether your breasts will return to their original size.
So, is it really possible for your breasts to grow back after planning for and undergoing extensive surgery?
The unfortunate answer is yes. There is always a possibility that your breasts will revert to their original size even after reduction surgery. On the plus side, the chance of this occurring is very rare and can almost always be prevented.
The causes of breast regrowth following surgery
Any major changes that your body undergoes could have an effect on your breast tissue, resulting in growth. In particular, the endocrine system is one of the most common triggers of regrowth. Basically, the breast tissue grows in response to an increase in hormone production.
Overall, hormones are responsible for most of the changes your body undergoes at various stages, including puberty, pregnancy and menopause. Even weight fluctuations and illness have some degree of hormone involvement, which can affect your breasts.
There is also a chance that your breasts could grow again as a result of poor eating habits and a lack of exercise. Even certain medications that influence your hormones can result in an increase in breast tissue.
Preventing regrowth following breast reduction surgery
The first step in preventing the regrowth of breast tissue is to care for your body. This includes eating clean foods as often as possible, staying hydrated and getting enough sleep. In fact, sleep does play an essential role in keeping your hormones balanced. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle will also prevent excessive weight gain, which will almost always have some effect on your breasts.
If you are planning breast reduction surgery, how you time your surgery is something to consider. Depending on the reasons for surgery, anyone from their teenage years through to a menopausal age can undergo breast reduction surgery. However, it’s important to think about how your body will change over the course of the first 10 – 15 years after surgery.
For example, a woman who undergoes surgery in her 20s but starts a family in her late 20s could potentially reverse the outcome of her surgery. The same applies if you already have children but are certain you would like to grow your family in the future.
Naturally, it’s not possible to plan for every possibility but it does help to give potential future scenarios some consideration before you schedule your procedure. If you would prefer to get professional guidance, it doesn’t hurt to schedule an appointment with a qualified breast surgeon. This way, you can discuss your lifestyle, concerns and expectations to determine whether now is the right time to reduce the size of your breasts.
Overall, there really is no need to make breast regrowth a major concern – it rarely ever happens and certainly not to a highly noticeable extent. With this being said, there’s nothing wrong with educating yourself on the possibilities and taking them into consideration as you plan your surgery.