Can you get hard spots in your breasts after breast reduction surgery?

Yes: On occasion firm area of the breast can develop following breast reduction as a result of poor blood supply to the fatty tissue of the breast.

Yes: All women who have breast reduction surgery will develop some hard areas at least temporarily after the surgery. Sometimes this is due to internal sutures, blood clots, or areas of fat that did not survive the surgery. Generally, these should resolve with time and some massage. Anything that persists should be investigated by your surgeon. Better to be safe.

Possible: When reducing the breast a large amount of tissue is removed. The tissue that remains has a decreased blood supplie. If a portion of tissue does not get enough blood supply, it can die and turn hard.

Yes: This can sometimes be caused by fat necrosis (fat that died and turns hard) or just scar tissue. Either way any masses or hard spots should be evaluated by your doctor and followed appropriately.

Breast reduct knots: This is commonly due to some areas of fat necrosis or from sutures.