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Breast Reduction Cost and Healing Duration?

I am a 28 year old lady at 36 G cup. I suffer from neck and back pains,and have learnt that they are related to the size of my breasts.Therefore i need breast reduction operation.I want to know how much it cost for one to go through this operation,what are the risks,involved and how long is the healing time? I have learnt that natural herbs tablets/ pills also can reduce breast size,how true is it? Thank you

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Symptomatic macromastia

Will not go away with herbs and other products. Massive weight loss, if applicable, will diminish your breast size along with everything else. You are looking at surgery to diminish your breast volume and costs vary, according to whether insurance is going to cover it or not. Your recovery can vary but most of my patients are back to resuming activities after 3 weeks. You should discuss your questions in more depth with your chosen surgeon.

Curtis Wong, MD

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Redding Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction

Breast reduction is usually covered by insurance when the surgery is performed as part of a medically mandated procedure to treat neck, back, or shoulder pain or other problems related to the spine, which sounds like your situation. Recently, managed care has adopted stricter standards for coverage, so just make sure these problems are thoroughly documented in writing by your primary care physician and plastic surgeon. They may also have to submit photographs. Even then, you may be required... more

Breast Reduction Costs and Healing Time?

Based on the description, you may be an excellent candidate for breast reduction surgery; this operation tends to be one of the most patient pleasing operations we perform. I would not recommend the use of pills/herbs for this purpose. You will find that the cost of breast reduction surgery will vary from one region to another and from one practice to another. In our practice, the cost of the procedure generally ranges from 8500-$9500. these costs will include the... more

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7 months ago

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Breast Reduction: Q&A