Overly large breasts can cause some women to have both health and emotional problems. In addition to self image issues, you may also experience physical pain and discomfort. The weight or excessive breast tissue may impair your ability to lead an active life. The emotional discomfort and self-consciousness often associated with having large pendulous breasts are as important to many women as the physical discomfort and pain. Many men also suffer from lack of self esteem cause by enlarged breasts.

A breast reduction may be a good option for you if you are bothered by the feeling that your breasts are too large; your breasts limit your physical activity; you experience back, neck and shoulder pain from the weight of your breasts; you have regular indentations from bra straps from supporting heavy, pendulous breasts; you have skin irritation beneath the breast crease; your breasts hang low and have stretched skin; your nipples rest below the breast crease when they are unsupported; or you have enlarged areolae caused by stretched skin.

A breast reduction is usually performed through incisions on your breasts with surgical removal of the excess fat, glandular tissue and skin.  In some cases, excess fat may be removed with liposuction. The technique used will be determined by your breast composition and amount of reduction desired.