If you have muscular pain caused by the size and weight of your breast, if you cannot perform some physical activities, if the skin under your breast is always irritated or if you feel that your breast are just too large or sag for you, breast reduction surgery may just be what you need. The procedure is done through several incisions so the surgeon can remove excess fat tissue and skin, reduce the areola, and move the nipple to a higher position. According to each patient individual case, after a few months, the incision lines will tend reduced to obscurity. The whole procedure usually takes 2 to 3 hours and usually general anesthetics used. Your stay in the hospital will be short, perhaps one night. Most of the discomfort can be controlled with oral medication and antibiotics may also be prescribed. You should be able to get out of the bed for short periods of time on the very day of the surgery but not until 5 to 10 days, the bruising and swelling will begin to fade. You should arrange for help and care after the surgery. Normal physical activities may be resume only after several weeks but within the first week you will be able to move around more comfortably and resume light activity. You will continue to wear a surgical bra for some time. You must also avoid sun exposure on your breast and take special care of the incision lines.