Spring Breast Reduction doctors
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Joseph M. Perlman, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon
6319 Cypresswood Drive, Spring |
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I am currently a 32G up from a 32F pre-pregnancy. I find myself with extreme upper back pain at night when I sleep. My bras are very uncomfortable. I am 5'4 130 pounds pre-pregnancy (currently 151 at 24 weeks pregnant). I am wanting to see if you think I might qualify for insurance approve breast reduction. I find my self having to get massages every month to 2 weeks just to maintain.
I have reviewed requests for over 20 years from numerous insurance companies as to whether breast reduction will be covered. Insurance companies will cover a medically necessary procedure. They have certain criteria that need to be met, to make it medically necessary. Some of these criteria include a documented history of neck and shoulder pain, a one year documented history of recurrent infections developing underneath the breast from moisture accumulation that have been treated by a physician, that the patient is within 20% of their ideal weight, and that a certain amount of breast tissue is to be removed from each side (usually a minimum of 500 g).
Read your insurance policy carefully to see if you meet their criteria and then discussed the case with your physician.
I am about 5 ft 9 in and weigh about 250 lbs, with large frame and more muscle than fat (but not very lean). I want to have a breast reduction because of back problems. I am a 42-44 DDD. I would like to reduce to a full C. Is that a good size for my frame? I would also love to have less sagging and fuller breasts without implants. Is that possible?
You don't want to reduce the breast size too much, so that you look relatively small breasted compared to your height and weight. A C cup would be the minimum I would consider. I like to balance out the patient's shape, so that if you have large hips, I would tend to maintain larger breasts to balance your proportions. At the same time, you would certainly want to reduce the size of the breasts and lift them enough to make a difference ,both functionally and cosmetically. Look at some photos that your physician has of prior patients ,as well as the various websites where photos are maintained, to get a better idea of what to predict.Keep in mind that there is no guarantee that you will end up exactly as was planned.
I am 14 years old but my breasts have given me a lot of problems: back pain, shoulder pain, extremely bad posture etc. My breasts already sag like about 3 inches and I have been talking to my mom, and I'd really like to get a Breast reduction. I was wondering if I'm qualified, what are some of the downsides, method to be used, how much scarring could I expect, and how long is the healing time approximately in my case. Thank you.
There are a few unfortunate teenagers whose breast development is so great that they have symptoms like yours. Not only is it a psychological problem ,being teased at school, but also functional, limiting athletic activities, as well as chronic neck and shoulder pain.
I have performed about 20 breast reductions over the last 25 years, in girls younger than 19. I go over the procedure in detail with the patient and their parents. It is a trade-off procedure, in that the patient may lose sensation in the breast, there will be noticeable scarring, the patient may not be able to breast-feed in the future, and the breasts may enlarge again.
If the patient is mature enough to understand the risks of the procedure, I still have the patient return in 6-8 weeks, to give them time to think about the procedure.
