The Effect of Reduction Mammaplasty on Body Posture: A Preliminary Study

Excess breast volume can lead to changes in the postural pattern that may result in pain. This causes women to seek reduction mammaplasty, a surgical procedure that reduces breast volume and may provide relief from symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether reduction mammaplasty can influence the posture of women. The postures of women with breast hypertrophy were evaluated using postural assessment software and photographic recording performed on the day of surgery and 3 months after the procedure. After surgical breast reduction, the patients had statistically significant changes in their postural patterns related to the horizontal alignment of the anterosuperior iliac spines and the angle of the acromion and anterior superior iliac spines. The analysis of the results showed statistically significant data on postural changes in the patients 3 months after the surgical procedure.