I had a mastectomy in O6'. I'm on my third set of implants.. Round gel first then gummie style and now a more shaped firmer implant... Problem in red splotchy on both, but the left side of my left breast is really red.. No fever. I'm on antibiotics, but if it doesn't calm down or go away my surgeon said it would need to come out!!!! What?? I think it's red breast syndrome
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Unfortunately, each insurance company has their own criteria. Large breasts (macromastia) or breast hypertrophy can occur in a variety of conditions (family trait, post pregnancy, excessive adolescent growth). In general when the excessive breast size causes functional problems, insurance will...
Thank you for your question. Based on our ASPS patient satisfaction surveys, patients have a better body image and more natural result with the DIEP flap. However, this is longer surgery and hospital stay and a similar recovery to implants. Implants are a...
700gms of breast tissue varies in size from person to person. Some people have very dense breast tissue(more compact) and in that case the volume of 700gms would be smaller than someone who has less dense breast tissue. The best advice is to ask your surgeon to tell you what he/she thinks you...