Binding

>>7304951
I'm not sure if breast cancer is linked to binding. I doubt it, considering how many cis women get it, but I'm no doctor.
Binding mostly destroys your breast tissue, which results in sagging and often severely-uneven breasts. This would be a problem for top surgery procedures, but if you're not interested in that, power to you.

>>7305764
Thanks. Do you know about how long until the breast tissue really begins to break down?

>>7304951
testosterone lowers your chance of breast cancer anyway

>>7309697
I don't really plan on taking testosterone because of costs and I don't want to have to be in and out of a doctor's office throughout my life. Thanks for the info though.

>>7310184
Should be covered by insurance I would think.

>>7310184
i'm not saying this to discredit your decision, but know that you will eventually decide to take t if you're trans
it's very consistent, historically -- 50% of 'non-t' trans guys eventually get on it and the other 50% realize they weren't trans at all. the ratio is a lot different now, more like 10-90, because being trans is so popular. (and if you're in the 10-50%, you'll have gotten pretty feminized by the time you start and won't pass as well)
anyway, there is approximately nothing at all known about the long-term risks of binding. it does inevitably break down your breast tissue, but i couldn't tell you when. what is known is that binding does cause back/rib damage, and the longer you do it for without top surgery the worse it'll be.