Only a consultation can assess this. During your consultation Mr. Solomos will ask you about your general medical history including details about any previous breast surgery, and childbirth. While women of all ages can benefit, it’s usually never performed before the breasts are fully developed. This is because there have been cases reported where young teenage girls have had the operation only to find 2-3 years later that a significant enlargement occurs again(very rare). As a guideline, we normally wait until after the 18th birthday, although each situation is looked at individually and in more extreme cases the cosmetic surgery can be performed earlier. If you are a smoker you will be asked to stop smoking well in advance of cosmetic surgery. Smoking seriously constricts blood vessels and therefore decreases blood flow to a given area resulting in poor healing. Aspirin and certain anti-inflammatory drugs and other medications (discussed in DO’& DON’TS section) can cause increased bleeding, so you must avoid these. If you are significantly overweight then planned preoperative weight reduction is encouraged but this alone does not necessarily rule you out for an operation. In fact many times the achievement of a reduced breast size can become a stimulus for further planned weight loss. Depending on your age you may be required to have a mammogram prior to surgery. This again will be advised at the initial consultation.