Quote Originally Posted by Irulan
Ok, I'm very curious - when they do breast reduction, is the ability to breast feed affected and what about nipple sensitivity? I gather from the discussion that any losses are offset by gains in physical comfort. Do you get any say in the shape of the new ones?

~I.
The way my doc explained it:

There's two ways to have it done, if you want a large amount of tissue removed then they have to remove the pedical ( the inner "tube" that is mostly glands ending at with the nipple). That option would make it impossible to breast feed and requires removing the nipples and repositioning them (which can affect sensitivity).

The other way is to leave the pedical and "work around it", this means less of a reduction but you retain the ability to breast feed and full sensation in the nipples.

Re: shape and size...you pick your cup size but the shape has more to do with your current circumference at the chest wall. It's pretty funny walking around a department store holding up different bras to make your choice.