They numbed me up so much I didn't feel a thing, but it was sore for a while afterwards. You can feel pressure, but no pain. They send you home in a special bra that you have to wear for a while and you have to ice it. I'll be honest, I was such a wreck going into it that I cried through the whole thing. The people were wonderful to me though. A nurse sat there and held my hand through it all.