First off, most women get breast reduction surgery because their large breasts are causing them neck, shoulder and back pains. In this respect, getting the procedure will actually reduce the amount of pain you are in, and may even save you from having to get back surgery in the future to correct the damage that heavy breasts may cause. Breast reduction surgery is performed under general anesthesia, so no pain is felt during the procedure, and during recovery pain is usually managed with oral pain medicine or just Tylenol for the first few days. As compared with breast augmentation surgery, the pain is less because there is no stretching of the muscle to put the implants in and there is no stretching of the skin so bruising and soreness will also be less.
