How soon can I go in water after breast reduction surgery? Is there a difference between the pool (private) & lake? When can people typically resume swimming? Thank you!
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You may very well qualify, it really will depend on the guidelines of your insurance company. Most require 500 grams from each breast needs to be removed to qualify, and that usually equates to a DD cup. They usually want documented information as to what you have tried so far, such a good...
Different insurance companies have different criteria for covering breast reduction. You seem to have all the qualifications to have the surgery, but what a plastic surgeon thinks and what the insurance criteria is may be totally different. The more documentation you have that...
The "T-junction", where the vertical and horizontal incisions meet, is the most common place to have delayed healing. This area is under tension and the blood supply has been compromised as a normal part of the procedure. Keeping a clean moist environment is the best way to get it to heal....
