Do The Shoulders Roll In After Shoulder Reduction Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have heard that this procedure rolls your shoulders forward slightly. This causes me uncertainty since i don’t want my side profile to look weird obviously but most people who seem to raise this point are people who haven’t done the surgery and most people who have done the surgery say that it is not significant. At the same time I cant seem to find very many pictures taken before and after from the side. I guess I would like to know, just how much does the shoulders slouch forward. Is there a significant risk of it being very noticeable or do most people walk away with shoulders that look narrower.

A: There is some slight anterior rotation of the shoulder but this is really only evident in the first month after the surgery where the position of the shoulders is held that way for comfort/protection. But once fully recovered there is no significant rolling in of the shoulders.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World Renowned Plastic Surgeon