Breast Removal

I am a pre-op trans man and I hate my boobs so I can totally relate. I have spent my life hating that they're there and wishing I could wake up and they'd be gone. Since I have come out and started binding I feel much better, but there are things you should consider. 

1. A binder should always be a size bigger than your other clothes (I wear large in clothes so my binder is XL). Not doing this can cause damage to your ribs.
2. You should only wear a binder for UPTO 8 hours a day (I have a XXXL that I wear the rest of the time).
3. You should not use the cheap hook and eye binders, ever.
4. You should not use tape or bandages as you are likely to make it tighter than it should be.
5. You should be able to breathe in a well fitting binder.
6. Always read reviews before buying a new brand for the first time and tiktok and YouTube are good places to find more information. 

I will check the name of the brand I use, if you are big breasted you will need a full length binder, they can be annoying because they sometimes ride up, but you would hang out of a short one so take on a weird body shape. 

That being said, I have never felt as 'me' as I do in a binder and I highly recommend them if you stick to the rules. 

I did discover all the above Rai doing research last night following Peter's reply, I've come to the conclusion that a binder can have just as many side-effects as surgery.

I have had the surgery, though my gender identity is trans male.

Gender expression, non-binary.

I'm not sure how easy it would be to have this surgery if you do not identify as trans, or  have a medical requirement such as breast cancer.

There is a very niche area of medicine that deals with people who cannot cope with having a certain part of their body.  For example, some people want to be amputees, and will take off a leg with a shotgun to fulfill this need that they have.  

To have the 'top surgery', I had to have signatures from two different consultants.  

One of these had to be from an NHS consultant.

The surgery was more traumatic than I had thought it would be.

Both physically and mentally.

It is obviously very invasive, and took about five years for the scar tissue pain to subside completely.

That said.... I was never comfortable with breasts.  I would try and stay as thin as possible to make them as small as possible.  I wore tight sports bras.  

The aesthetic result is ok, not great.  However, I have never once regretted the surgery, or missed having breasts.  

Other aspects of tranistioning have been disappointing, though I have worked through this psychologically.  No regrets, just poor results.  

So I hope this may help a little bit, maybe there is something in there that you can take away.  

I was thinking the other day about the hours I have spent rearranging clothing in my lifetime, due to being so irritated by the way it feels.  How clothes fall on my body.  Thousands of irritated hours I should think, lol.

Nevermind.  

I wish you all the best with your decision 

I have had the surgery, though my gender identity is trans male.

Gender expression, non-binary.

I'm not sure how easy it would be to have this surgery if you do not identify as trans, or  have a medical requirement such as breast cancer.

There is a very niche area of medicine that deals with people who cannot cope with having a certain part of their body.  For example, some people want to be amputees, and will take off a leg with a shotgun to fulfill this need that they have.  

To have the 'top surgery', I had to have signatures from two different consultants.  

One of these had to be from an NHS consultant.

The surgery was more traumatic than I had thought it would be.

Both physically and mentally.

It is obviously very invasive, and took about five years for the scar tissue pain to subside completely.

That said.... I was never comfortable with breasts.  I would try and stay as thin as possible to make them as small as possible.  I wore tight sports bras.  

The aesthetic result is ok, not great.  However, I have never once regretted the surgery, or missed having breasts.  

Other aspects of tranistioning have been disappointing, though I have worked through this psychologically.  No regrets, just poor results.  

So I hope this may help a little bit, maybe there is something in there that you can take away.  

I was thinking the other day about the hours I have spent rearranging clothing in my lifetime, due to being so irritated by the way it feels.  How clothes fall on my body.  Thousands of irritated hours I should think, lol.

Nevermind.  

I wish you all the best with your decision 

Thank you so much for this very helpful reply also.