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Is it possible to have a Breast Reduction for someone with Pectus Excavatum?

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TallOneDec 30, 2011
I see lots of photos on the web for breast enlargments in patients with pectus excavatum, but I am looking for photos of women with reductions who have this condition?

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Dr. John D. Smoot, MD
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Dr. Paul Silverstein, MD (retired)
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