Breast reduction

As long as you are healthy enough to cope with the op, why not. Age is just a number.

Certainly have it done if your general health allows it.

A lot of women with large busts have back- and neck pain practically all the time because of the weight they are carrying around. And if that is the case for you it is a very good reason to want the op.

It has nothing to do with vanity IMO, but rather a sensible need to make yourself more comfortable on a daily basis.

They only 'grow back' due to putting weight on.

Gosh I am a 30B Venus and hate it, I don't need a bra at all but wear one when going out just to have a bust of some kind. The only time I ever had a bust was when I was pregnant, but I lost it immediately after feeding stopped. It huts to wear a bra, I can't stand anything tight around my body, when lose it just rides around and does no good good. I have tried wired and not wired, neither works. How I wish I had a bigger bust, I have had an inferior complex about my small bust all my life, but am petrified about having implants, so much went wrong in the past. I am also coming up to 80 so it is probably too late, but we still want to look good at that age, I am very slim and only weigh 8 stones. or 50 kg. I feel envious in a way of a big bust but fully understand too big is probably worse than not having any.

i had one done when i was 53, 58 now . absolutely the best thing i ever did . Husband didn’t want me to have it done but i told him i was doing it for me . I am now 34E which seems quite large still but i had 1kg taken away and nipples made smaller and reattached ( it was what they call a lollipop surgery ) I had no problems afterwards with healing & yes its a bit sore but nothing is better than no backache and clothes look so much
better . Go for it i had my consultation at the Harley clinic then the op at A hospital in Highgate ( excellent) cost was £7000 😱 but worth every penny

Well Jillypops you are definitely not vain and probably not too old. It would be up to your doctor to assess if you are physically fit enough to have the reduction. I was lucky enough to have the procedure done on the NHS 38 years ago. It had taken me years to pluck up the courage to go through with it. I wished I could have had it done years sooner as my huge pendulous breasts had always attracted the wrong sort of man ! It did take a few weeks to fully recover but I never regretted having it done. Strangely I’d always had small nipples and these were relocated to a central position. Now in my 70’s they are quite a bit bigger despite weighing only 9st at 5’ 5” this is obviously where I deposit my weight ! I think you should look into everything very carefully, weigh up the pros and cons, if there are any. You have the money, so you can make a decision based on medical advice. Feel free to PM me if you want to ask anything. Good Luck.

Sounds like a good idea to me if you have carefully considered it.
I am 40 DD and my husband nagged me to get a reduction but I had no back or neck ache so couldn’t understand what he was moaning about. He said they made me look fat. He likes fat women. Since the pandemic I have lost over two stones and didn’t bother to wear a bra so they have finally gone droopy in my seventies. On balance, it’s too late for me and they still look great in a lacey bra.
Do what feels right for you.

My oldest friend (we're 77 now) had this done long ago. My aunt also. They both suffered pain in shoulders, neck, back, etc. They had deep grooves on their shoulders. They both did well and were so happy with their surgeries.

I see this as a genuine medical issue and am appalled you have no coverage for this procedure!

I had this done in my 50s. It changed my life. Am still comfortable even now in my 70s even though I’ve put on a little weight. Am in NE England and had it via NHS - GP though had to prove they had tried various things like physio and taping before it was recommended. I’m small framed and was all out of proportion. To be honest after op I wasn’t really in pain though the GA did take a bit of getting over for me. I was back at work after a few weeks normally.

Mine have reduced themselves, quite a lot, over the last five years or so. Or is that 'dramatically sagged'? There's the same amount of skin - but the insides are far smaller. I'm almost 70 and really not too bothered about looks, it's health that's important. I could wear a padded bra to look like my old self. Still, they were never more than a 36B anyway, so don't sag too much. What would happen, though, if you had a reduction, then lost half of what was left?

Definitely, go for it.
I was 56 when I had my breast reduction, 2 years ago.
I went from a large and very heavy 36HH to a small & perky 36HH.
It is honestly the best thing I’ve ever done.
Feel free to ask any questions.

i think go for the best surgeon you can afford.
one used to be on the embarrassing bodies programme, and he now has his own clinic, mr patrick mallucci.
that's in london, south kensington.

I went from a large and very heavy 36HH to a small & perky 36HH.

I went from a large and very heavy 36HH to a small & perky 36DD

Missiseff

They only 'grow back' due to putting weight on.

Not true. As SueB says her boobs got bigger again despite still being slim. Both my friends boobs got quite a bit larger but not for several years and neither gained weight elsewhere.

A lot of very slim, sporty women have large breasts which are not in proportion to their weight and height so they opt for breast reductions.