This woman’s bust — is busted!
Bethanie Lyon, a 24-year-old singer and dancer from Los Angeles, paid $10,000 for a breast reduction to turn her E-cups into C-cups. However, trouble arose when she realized her breasts were starting to regrow back to their original size.
Lyon went under the knife in July 2019 to help reduce her back pain. Three months after her surgery, she noticed her clothes splitting at the seams in the bosom area. Nine months later, her breasts were back to their normal size.
“I was always a little embarrassed of their size,” she told Jam Press. “People commented constantly and it felt like that was all people saw about me and all anyone associated me with was having a big chest.”
Lyon explained that her big breasts had an impact on her work as a dancer. “They were just always so heavy and in the way, and I honestly felt like I looked stupid with them when I danced,” she added.
She said that buying clothes was always hard on her because not every T-shirt or blouse would fit her correctly. “Since most stores only carry up to a DDD, I would usually just buy a 36 or 38DDD and sometimes they would kind of fit, but they were usually too small,” Lyon continued.
While the performer was initially happy with her procedure and excited to have smaller melons, she admitted the recovery process was painful. “It felt like my skin was ripping apart,” she said.
Lyon added she knew the risks of the surgery and was aware that her breast might grow back. She believed that the regrowth might be due to her hypothyroidism and hormonal changes.
Two years after her surgery, Lyon revealed she’s learned to embrace her large chest, however, she might undergo breast reduction part two in the future.
According to New York City plastic surgeon Dr. Douglas Steinbrech, it is possible for breast tissue to grow back after having a reduction. “Changes in weight, pregnancies, stress and illness, and shifts in the hormone balance can all create reactions in the body,” he said.
He continued, “Even so, breast tissue regrowth is very rarely enough to require a second surgery, if any tissue grows back at all. There are some issues that can cause breast tissue to return”
Dr. Steinbrech advises that taking proper care of your body and staying healthy will ensure that your breast reduction stays intact.