I had a cousin who had the surgery. She did it because they were DD and she is very short and it was also causing her back pain. Her nipple had to be re-positioned so there was some scarring but over all she is happy with the results. My youngest daughter also is very short, like 5 ft and she has bigger then DD and now in her early 20's we are talking about a surgery. This would only be to the back pain she experiences. All surgery is risky , it would depend on your motives behind it and if they were worth the risk.