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Community Conversation => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Transsexual talk => FTM Top Surgery => Topic started by: Alasdair on May 29, 2011, 11:07:14 PM

Title: T reducing breast size
Post by: Alasdair on May 29, 2011, 11:07:14 PM
Is there a general amount of reduction in breast size after one starts T? Is there  a general time after starting T that the breasts start to reduce?
Title: Re: T reducing breast size
Post by: Mika on May 30, 2011, 01:04:08 AM
I'm pre-t, so take this for what's it worth, I'm sure a lot of the other guys can fill in my holes. But T causes fat redistribution, so it will reduce breast size. But breast tissue is also largely ductal and connective tissue, so it won't be as dramatic as most guys would like. If you bind a lot, the tissue can get broken down more in conjunction with T, potentially resulting in what my friend calls from personal experience "pancake boob." Very scientific, I apologize lol. It's my impression from reading and talking with guys that fat redistribution is one of the slower, more gradual changes, so it probably won't be overnight; that being said, it's different for everyone, and it's hard to create a general timeline.

I hope someone posts from experience, or someone who has more qualifications than my glorious mustache. Good luck to ya 
Title: Re: T reducing breast size
Post by: Miniar on May 30, 2011, 06:45:30 AM
The redistribution of fat on the body will cause the chesticles to reduce in mass, or at least it did, for me.
But T doesn't tighten the skin back up so sagging will happen.
And T won't remove the glandular tissue, so it won't make 'em "go away".